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Air India Flight In US Denied Take-Off Over Seat Belt Tags
NEW DELHI: The American air safety regulator on Friday stopped an Air India aircraft to take off as scheduled from Chicago for India due to missing tag numbers from several seat belts. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Makes you wonder what other parts on the aircraft were not properly certified.
Fake aircrew licenses have been a problem in China periodically, but China's safety record is very strong.
Like the pilots.
LOL... As a Maintenance Controller and a Mechanic for 30+ years, I have seen a lot that makes me wonder... Some funny, some scary!
I love how the "representative" of Air India said it wasn't a safety issue. Funny thing - if it ain't tagged and it requires a tag, then you can't verify it's an approved part and thus it's not a safe part. Kinda cut and dry. Not onerous at all, just the rules that applies to everyone.
India has a poor air safety record, but personnel rather than tags are the main cause, or so it seems.
To some safety means safety of flight meaning the aircrafts ability to get and stay airborne. A seatbelt is a safety issue and to me is a safety of flight issue for if the seatbelt is sub-standard and I hit turbulence will that seatbelt hold the passenger in their seat. If not then the passengers around that seat are at risk and we may have to declare a medical emergency and land at the closest airport. SAFTEY OF FLIGHT ENCOPASSES ALL PORTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDDING THE PASASENGER CABIN, not just those systems that enable the plane to fly.