Montreal: With carriers still jittery as the fate of missing MH370 aircraft is still a mystery after almost four months, a new safety alert has gone out.
American Airlines Group Inc and other carriers inspected engine pylon bolts on Embraer SA E190 aircraft after the Brazilian planemaker recommended the checks. The E190 can carry 98 to 114 passengers.
American found that the engine bolts “were loosened to some degree” on 12 of its 20 E190 aircraft, Paul Flaningan, a spokesman, said yesterday. The planes all were inspected and repaired yesterday and put back into service, he said.
Embraer confirmed that it issued an “alert service bulletin” to commercial operators of the twin-engine E190 recommending inspection of two engine pylons’ shear pins as a “preventive measure.”
India’s Air Costa checked its E190s and found no problems, said Pramod Mitta, a spokesman.
28/06/14 Mayasian Digest
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American Airlines Group Inc and other carriers inspected engine pylon bolts on Embraer SA E190 aircraft after the Brazilian planemaker recommended the checks. The E190 can carry 98 to 114 passengers.
American found that the engine bolts “were loosened to some degree” on 12 of its 20 E190 aircraft, Paul Flaningan, a spokesman, said yesterday. The planes all were inspected and repaired yesterday and put back into service, he said.
Embraer confirmed that it issued an “alert service bulletin” to commercial operators of the twin-engine E190 recommending inspection of two engine pylons’ shear pins as a “preventive measure.”
India’s Air Costa checked its E190s and found no problems, said Pramod Mitta, a spokesman.
28/06/14 Mayasian Digest
