JoKeR From Serbia, joined Nov 2004, 2157 posts, RR: 9 Posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 5925 times:
A directive by South African Civil Aviation Authority has grounded all Boeing 737-200 in the country, until engine mountings are inspected on each and every aircraft of the type.
The grounding follows the CE incident in CPT where an engine separated from the wing on departure.
SW733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6108 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 5358 times:
So, is this just for RSA-registered 732's, or all 732's currently sitting inside the borders?
AvroArrow From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 1041 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 3939 times:
Going by the link provided by Andz it would seem that anything powered by JT8D engines will be subject to the AD, but the PDF in the link doesn't say when it will take effect, its more of a warning that there will be an AD soon. Possibly giving the operators enough time to inspect enough of their fleets ahead of time to avoid transportation meltdown?
As an aside, I thought that I read earlier on in this incident that someone said the engine fell off after the TR deployed while at a high thrust setting and that is what may have caused the separation? If this is a possible cause I would hope that the AD will be expanded to includeall control systems to the engine and TRs as well as just the mounting bolts.
But perhaps my memory is failing me as regards the TR deployment?
[Edited 2007-11-11 03:40:57]
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MQTmxguy From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 196 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2722 times:
After reading the AD provided, the actual AD is applicable only to JT8D powered 732 series A/C. At the top is simply a letter from the South African CAA warning 727 and DC9 operators that there WILL be an AD applicable to thier JT8 powered A/C.
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SW733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6108 posts, RR: 10 Reply 13, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2698 times:
Quoting Tdscanuck (Reply 8): AD's normally only apply to airplanes under the registry of the body issuing the AD.
That's what I figured, but just wanted to make sure. I had visions of my precious Air Namibia being hurt
Orion737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2556 times:
Seems a drastic step. those 732s are sturdy and important in South African transport. Hope this gets sorted and soon as I think the 732 can carry on providing reliable operation for a long time. Aloha shares this opinion!!!
JoKeR From Serbia, joined Nov 2004, 2157 posts, RR: 9 Reply 17, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2022 times:
Looks like there were effects after all... Various flights were delayed at the weekend, some by several hours, after a flying ban on 30 Boeing 737 jets across South Africa.
Flymad From South Africa, joined Jun 2006, 207 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1923 times:
Quoting A390 (Reply 10): Yesterday I saw Nationwide a/c operating as normal at JNB.
According to media reports, initial visual inspections to all 732's had to be done to allow a/c's to fly over the weekend. Full inspection reports had to be completed and submitted to CAA by toady (Monday) failing which a/c's will be grounded.
ORDagent From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 823 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1784 times:
Does South Africa require hushkits on these antiques? With oil hitting $100.00 bucks a barrell how much longer can they carry on?
AvroArrow From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 1041 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (5 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1597 times:
I have a DVD about Nationwide that I think was produced in 2003 and in it they say their 737-200 fleet are stage 2 compliant and that they figured by 2007 they would all be stage 3 compliant. Whether that happened I have no idea and I would assume that they had stage 2 compliance only because most other places in the world required it prior to them aquiring the aircraft.
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