Thu, Feb 22, 2007
Fuselage Cracked Down Middle
Beleagured Indonesian low-cost carrier Adam Air has been forced
to ground a third of its fleet, following a hard landing Wednesday
that literally cracked the fuselage of one of its Boeing 737s.
Reuters reports the Indonesian government called for immediate
safety checks on Adam Air's six 737-300s after the incident at
Juanda Airport in Surabaya. The aircraft's center
fuselage section reportedly cracked from the top, leaving
the plane's tail drooping towards the runway.
Until those checks are performed, Adam Air cannot fly the
aircraft... a ruling the airline called unnecessarily harsh.
"The Adam Air management is surprised by the decision and views
it as harsh punishment given to a national airline," the company
said in a statement directed at the Transport Ministry. The airline
added strong winds and heavy rain contributed to Wednesday's
incident, and that the 13-year-old aircraft had undergone thorough
checks prior to the accident flight.
It is the second time this year Adam Air has faced scrutiny of
its safety guidelines. As ANN reported, an Adam Air
737-400 fell from radar screens January 1 on a flight from Surabaya
to Manado. Searchers recovered some debris from the crash in the
sea off South Sulawesi, although no bodies of that plane's 102
passengers and crew have been recovered.
That accident prompted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to
create a commission to study transport safety.
Adam Air operates 19 Boeing 737s.
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