More information has come to light about this second Hawaiian Airlines emergency landing caused by hydraulics in three weeks. Both landed safely.
More information has come to light about this second Hawaiian Airlines emergency landing caused by hydraulics in three weeks. Both landed safely.
As Rich commented: “The A330 does have a more checkered history than the 320 series though”.
And from the article: “To date, A330 aircraft has been involved in 47 serious incidents, which today’s event would not be qualified as”.
Would that be enough to consider grounding the plane until the problem is found?
All the money these companies make they need to really start maintaining there equipment .invest back into your company thank you
I assure you all US based aircraft are maintained properly per both the FAA and respective company procedures, policies and manuals. There are redundant systems built into every aircraft. In the A330, there are two main hydraulic systems while one is an emergency backup. All three systems go to multiple control surfaces so in the event one system fails, the other 2 will still operate and ensure safe flight. My fellow AMT’s all work hard and often work long hours to ensure each aircraft is ready for safe flight every day. Your comment that aircraft are not maintained is incorrect
The sooner they roll out the Dreamliner for overseas flights the better. They should also reconsider using the Airbus Regional jets for interisland. All that said Hawaiian is a safe carrier and all airlines should err on the side of caution as appears to have been the case here.
What Airbus regional jets?
A220 series.
Hawaiian airlines seems to have a maintenance problem.
The offshore maintenance could be the problem!
This. HAL has never had a hull loss, but increasing competitive pressures must be putting a lot of cost cutting pressures on the org. Especially when under threat by predatory competitors such as Southwest.
I think it ill advised to make suggestions about any airline cutting maintenance for financial reasons without evidence. Similarly making claims on Airbus equipment have less robust systems without evidence. The A330 does have a more checkered history than the 320 series though.
I have flown Hawaiian many many times and whilst their organization can verge on the chaotic at times, I have never encountered any risks taken on safety.