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Weekly UpdatesJul 19, 2009
Continental Airlines, Boeing
Information released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today reveals that a combination of weather, handling and possibly a broken steering cable could have been factors in the runway excursion of a Continental Boeing 737-500 at the Denver International Airport the night of 20 December. Continental Flight 1404 was taking off from Denver at 1818h local time that night when pilots lost directional control as the aircraft accelerated through approximately 90kt (166km/h) airspeed. The aircraft departed the left side of Runway 34R, coming to rest in a drainage basin and catching on fire. All 115 passengers and crewmembers escaped, though 41 were injured. Jul 17, 2009
FlyersRights.org
FlyersRights.org has praised the Senate Commerce Committee version of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 which includes important Airline PassengersO Bill of Rights provisions. It says that passengers will have the right to return to the terminal after three-hours on the tarmac if the pilot determines this can be done safely. It also says that while on the tarmac, airlines will be required to provide food, potable water, working restrooms and reasonable cabin temperature and ventilation. For more information, visit www.FlyersRights.org. Jul 16, 2009
Lockheed Martin
A newly unsealed lawsuit accuses Lockheed Martin of developing corrupt and possibly dangerous software for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flight control system and then lying about it to the government. Sylvester Davis, former software lead and software product manager for the F-35 flight control application at Lockheed Martin, has filed the False Claims Act suit in US District Court for the Virgin Islands. Davis' lawsuit recommends to the court that Lockheed should "immediately" stop developing software for the F-35 to "avoid further waste" of resources and the "serious risks" to F-35 pilots. Jul 17, 2009
Missouri
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says it withheld a report for four weeks that showed the Lake of the Ozarks had E. Coli above safe levels. The DNR said it withheld the report around memorial day because it did not want to panic the public or hurt tourism around the lake. Jul 16, 2009
Northwest Airlines, Airbus
A preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board into a 23 June incident involving airspeed fluctuations on a Northwest Airlines Airbus A330 flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo says the flight data recorder confirmed large airspeed fluctuations, small altitude fluctuations and an overspeed alertat 39,000ft (11,900m) roughly 80km (45nm) south-west of Kagoshima, Japan. The flight with nine crew members and 208 passengers continued to Tokyo and landed with no damage. Jul 14, 2009
Sensis
Sensis said its Low Cost Ground Surveillance was selected for evaluation by US FAA as part of the agency's LCGS Pilot Program aimed at reducing runway incursions at small- and medium-size airports. Sensis will be deploying its initial system at Long Beach. Jul 15, 2009
Southwest Airlines, Boeing
US National Transportation Safety Board said "no significant corrosion or obvious pre-existing mechanical damage" was found on the Southwest Airlines 737-300 that developed a hole in its fuselage Monday while flying from Nashville to Baltimore. SWA is repairing the aircraft in Charleston, W.Va., where it landed following a "rapid decompression." NTSB said the hole measured approximately 17 in. by 8 in. and that its investigation will continue. Southwest said yesterday it had inspected its more than 180 Boeing 737-300s following the incident and found no similar structural problems. Jul 15, 2009
Southwest Airlines, Boeing
Southwest Airlines is inspecting its Boeing 737-300 fleet after one of its aircraft diverted after depressurising, apparently after being holed in its upper fuselage. The aircraft had been operating flight 2294 from Nashville to Baltimore-Washington but diverted to Yeager Airport near Charleston, West Virginia. Jul 14, 2009
United Airlines
United Airlines is conducting an internal investigation after one of its captains diverted a flight to deplane a senior flight attendant who he argued with. Flight 842 from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Chicago O'Hare diverted to Miami early in the morning of 14 July midway through the scheduled non-stop flight of nearly eleven hours. A source familiar with the incident says the captain ordered the purser of the Boeing 767 to leave the aircraft because he or she was "not respecting his authority". Jul 16, 2009
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