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122 American Flights Cancelled as PSA Regional Fleet Grounded
The FAA has grounded most aircraft of U.S. regional carrier PSA Airlines. PSA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines and operates flights under the American Eagle banner. The grounding is related to a maintenance issue with the airline's fleet. The airline currently operates 130 aircraft, all CRJ-700s and CRJ900s. (airlinegeeks.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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PSA twitter says they are back flying again. That was quick!
It was just an inspection... Quick paperwork edit, do the inspection, back in service... It was only on the Nose Gear Doors, so I am guessing that if they had to do a gear swing, jack the nose, Pin the Mains... 3 minutes for a nose gear swing up and down... Easy Job! Big issue is having enough Nose Jacks in the system and they probably borrowed from other airlines... At a cost!
this happened to american airlines fleet of md 80's several years back..an isuse that was small was found on more than one plane,so the whole fleet was grounded for a shor peeriod of time,flights were cancelled and passengers reaccomodated..itf its a "minor" issue,but it does require it to be fixed before a plane can fly,they have to ground ALL of the aircraft for inspection..better to be safe even if is a small thing becasu thos small thngs can grow into bigger ones!
Fact check. I believe you're referring to the March 2008 incident in which American grounded 80 MD-80s — out of a fleet of 204 — to check for compliance with certain wiring requirements. That's contrary to your statement that they "have to ground ALL of the aircraft for inspection" Most of them were back in the air the following day as I recall.
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Capt J Buck
ATP DC-9 (includes the MD-80/90/B717) B757 B767
Flight Instructor
Ground Instructor
Aircraft Dispatcher
A&P Mechanic
Air Traffic Controller
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Ret.)
FAA certified accident investigator (Ret.)
ICAO Panel Member
Aviation Safety Consultant
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Capt J Buck
ATP DC-9 (includes the MD-80/90/B717) B757 B767
Flight Instructor
Ground Instructor
Aircraft Dispatcher
A&P Mechanic
Air Traffic Controller
FAA Aviation Safety Inspector (Ret.)
FAA certified accident investigator (Ret.)
ICAO Panel Member
Aviation Safety Consultant
Does not say FAA the airline grounded them would be nice if Shek read the artical.