Sun, Jan 03, 2010
Three Incidents In December Leads To Increased Oversight
After having three landing
incidents in quick succession, American Airlines (AAL) is now under
investigation by the FAA. Pilot training, fatigue, and
weather-related landing procedures are all likely to receive an
in-depth review in addition to increased FAA inspections.
"In situations where there may be several incidents involving a
single carrier over a short period of time, FAA inspectors increase
their oversight, which we're doing now, and conduct a review of
those events to determine whether they might be indicative of a
larger issue," FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said in a statement
released Friday.
AAL's string of incidents started when an MD-80 landed
erratically at CLT on Dec 13, leaving the runway and then striking
the right wingtip. As
ANN reported, there were no injuries though
pilot fatigue was being investigated.
On December 22, AAL flight 331 overran the runway at KIN in
Jamaica during heavy rains. The fuselage of the B737 broke
into three pieces with reports that many of the 148 passengers were
injured.
Another AAL MD-80 struck a wingtip while landing at AUS on Dec
24. No injuries were reported.
AAL spokesman Tim Wagner told The Wall Street Journal that the
three incidents will be investigated separately. "We take each
event as an individual event" he said.
As for the result of the FAA's investigation, Lunsford noted
that "the FAA communicates its findings to the air carrier and
assists in the development of the appropriate corrective
action."
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