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<blockquote data-quote="unionman" data-source="post: 479946" data-attributes="member: 21107"><p>In an earlier incident, the subject of another investigation, faulty work by AAR Landing Gear Services apparently resulted in the collapse of landing gear on a US Airways Boeing 757 that was parked at the gate in Charlotte.</p><p>The landing gear collapsed in October 2007 as roughly 20,000 pounds of jet fuel was loaded onto Tampa-bound Flight 1753, which was waiting to depart with 195 passengers aboard. No one was injured, but the incident raised serious questions. Had the gear collapsed under weight at a different time, such as when the aircraft was landing, the outcome might have been far worse.</p><p>Immediately following the Charlotte incident, the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and US Airways all investigated. US Airways inspected the landing gear on five other 757s that had gear work performed by AAR, and replaced some of the truck beams. The truck beam is the main component of the landing gear, a horizontal bar connecting the front and rear axles. In that case, the FAA said AAR Landing Gear Services improperly maintained the truck beam on the main landing gear in about 350 cases involving various Boeing models between Jan. 1, 2001, and Nov. 26, 2007. The FAA said all affected operators were notified of the suspect parts in March 2008 and corrective action was taken.</p><p>"AAR employed defective processes and followed defective inspection protocols" and, as a result, "returned aircraft parts to service as being overhauled when they were not, and failed to perform required maintenance procedures," the FAA said.</p><p>Between 2006 and 2008, AAR returned about 15 improperly maintained landing-gear parts for Boeing aircraft to UPS, US Airways and Southwest, the agency said in a letter sent to AAR on Tuesday.</p><p></p><p>Tip of the iceberg my friend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unionman, post: 479946, member: 21107"] In an earlier incident, the subject of another investigation, faulty work by AAR Landing Gear Services apparently resulted in the collapse of landing gear on a US Airways Boeing 757 that was parked at the gate in Charlotte. The landing gear collapsed in October 2007 as roughly 20,000 pounds of jet fuel was loaded onto Tampa-bound Flight 1753, which was waiting to depart with 195 passengers aboard. No one was injured, but the incident raised serious questions. Had the gear collapsed under weight at a different time, such as when the aircraft was landing, the outcome might have been far worse. Immediately following the Charlotte incident, the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and US Airways all investigated. US Airways inspected the landing gear on five other 757s that had gear work performed by AAR, and replaced some of the truck beams. The truck beam is the main component of the landing gear, a horizontal bar connecting the front and rear axles. In that case, the FAA said AAR Landing Gear Services improperly maintained the truck beam on the main landing gear in about 350 cases involving various Boeing models between Jan. 1, 2001, and Nov. 26, 2007. The FAA said all affected operators were notified of the suspect parts in March 2008 and corrective action was taken. "AAR employed defective processes and followed defective inspection protocols" and, as a result, "returned aircraft parts to service as being overhauled when they were not, and failed to perform required maintenance procedures," the FAA said. Between 2006 and 2008, AAR returned about 15 improperly maintained landing-gear parts for Boeing aircraft to UPS, US Airways and Southwest, the agency said in a letter sent to AAR on Tuesday. Tip of the iceberg my friend. [/QUOTE]
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