American Airlines announced that it is canceling as many as 500 flights today (Tuesday, April 8th 2008) to re-inspect (same inspections as done earlier) its MD-80 aircrafts.
Reason as Reported here -
Allied Pilots Association said that – “the Federal
Aviation Administration randomly inspected 10 MD-80s on Monday to make
sure the jets had been properly inspected and modified. Of the 10, nine
did not pass the audit, the union said.” It seems like the inspections done earlier were not done satisfactorily.
Problem -
From a news release that the
inspections are “to ensure precise and complete compliance with the
Federal Aviation Administration’s airworthiness directive related to
the bundling of wires in the aircraft’s wheel wells.” I wonder, is this inspection so important that it cannot be done at the end of day?
