You may not see the mechanic who worked on your Hawaii flight’s aircraft, but your life is depending on them.
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You may not see the mechanic who worked on your Hawaii flight’s aircraft, but your life is depending on them.
The FAA should be all over the Foreign Country companies that perform Any Maintenance on Aircraft. Understanding cheaper labor costs and such, however, if there’s not any reliability of the job performed properly, significant lives are at risk. The FAA Must have Complete in person Oversight! This is Crazy.
“Faulty maintenance work at overseas facilities is frequently found when subsequent safety work is done in the U.S.’
I think all C and D level maintenance work need to be done with FAA certified mechanics with highly proficient English language comprehension.
I get anxious thinking about taking a twin engine jet ride across the great expanse of the Pacific Ocean where no diversion airports exist. ETOPS can only be trusted up to a certain point. Once an ETOPS jet falls into the ocean between the islands and the continents, people are going to think whatever happened to the 4 engine jets.
Thanks for research on the different maintenance programs jets have to undergo and where the maintenance is done.
Am curious, after reading the article, which airline would u feel more secure on. Would you consider switching from Hawaiian to American Airlines, which seems to have a larger maintenance base in the US.
Thank you,
Anthony A
Hi Anthony.
It is confusing and the truth about heavy maintenance feels largely hidden by the airlines. Try searching and you’ll see what we mean. Honestly, whether we like how they do it or not, SWA is probably the most open and direct in addressing the subject.
Aloha.
I’m certain this info would be hidden by all the airlines. Your article opens a very interesting door.
What are the dates of the reports you cite?
Why is the FAA allowing this to happen? I think Congress needs to step in and demand that all US owned aircraft being 100 percent serviced here. I think if more travelers were aware ot this, they would be a bit more concerned about the aircraft they are flying on.