SAFETY VIOLATION?

[SKY HIGH]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/201...afety-faa_N.htm

Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing with the maintenance of older planes.

Inspectors believe Southwest and a repair shop near Seattle conducted body repairs on 44 jets without getting FAA approval first. The jets were then used on more than 100,000 flights, said the person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation are not public.

 

[MERV]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/201...afety-faa_N.htm

Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing with the maintenance of older planes.

Inspectors believe Southwest and a repair shop near Seattle conducted body repairs on 44 jets without getting FAA approval first. The jets were then used on more than 100,000 flights, said the person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation are not public.

FAA is cracking down on all the airlines. I guess when new administration in white house either made changes or for some reason they had a change in attitude towards the airlines. I guess uncle sam has to collect fines.

 

[Borescope]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/201...afety-faa_N.htm

Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing with the maintenance of older planes.

Inspectors believe Southwest and a repair shop near Seattle conducted body repairs on 44 jets without getting FAA approval first. The jets were then used on more than 100,000 flights, said the person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation are not public.

Maybe this is why WN chose Aeroman in San Salvador to maintain their aircraft. It allows them to get further away from the long arm of the FAA.

Sure is a long way to take an aircraft to have it serviced, but then again you don't have the FAA breathing down you neck there.

 

[mrman]

Maybe this is why WN chose Aeroman in San Salvador to maintain their aircraft. It allows them to get further away from the long arm of the FAA.

Sure is a long way to take an aircraft to have it serviced, but then again you don't have the FAA breathing down you neck there.

Not so sure about that. San Salvador is closer to Dallas, than say the Northeast

 

[Borescope]

Not so sure about that. San Salvador is closer to Dallas, than say the Northeast

Sure it is, but most airlines won't fly an aircraft from the farthest place in there system to have it serviced. If the aircraft is coming up for scheduled maintenance then they fly it WITH revenue to the closest point to where the work is going to be done, then put it in the shop. A 6 plus hour flight with no revenue doesn't seem fiscally prudent. Tells you how cheap they are getting the work done on their planes.

 

[JS]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/201...afety-faa_N.htm

Federal officials are investigating Southwest Airlines over the way it handled structural repairs on dozens of jets, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating whether Southwest followed safety orders dealing with the maintenance of older planes.

Inspectors believe Southwest and a repair shop near Seattle conducted body repairs on 44 jets without getting FAA approval first. The jets were then used on more than 100,000 flights, said the person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the investigation are not public.

Seattle is not in El Salvador!