26 OCT 2007 _______________________________________ *Feds investigating faulty nose gear on jet *Four Tires Burst as Airplane Attempts to Take Off in Pucallpa, Peru *PAL Plane Overshoots Butuan Airport Runway, No One Hurt *CESSNA CAPTURES 178 NEW AIRCRAFT ORDERS AT NBAA *ENGINE BIRD-INGESTION CRITERIA *BUSINESS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS DOWN DURING FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2007 **************************************** Feds investigating faulty nose gear on jet Fargo, N.D. (AP) Federal authorities are investigating why the nose-gear on a Northwest Airlines flight malfunctioned on a flight from Minneapolis to Fargo. Pam Sullivan of the National Transportation Safety Board says the nose-wheel caught fire when the Airbus-320 landed on Saturday. Authorities say no one was hurt. Sullivan says they have been at least a dozen such nose-gear incidents involving the aircraft but no mandatory inspections have been ordered. http://www.kxmc.com/News/174816.asp ************** Four Tires Burst as Airplane Attempts to Take Off in Pucallpa, Peru (LIP-ir) -- After an incident which horrified 93 of its passengers last week, Aerocóndor airlines had one of its planes grounded by Peru's Ministry of Transportation. The plane was unable to land at its destination and circled above Iberico Airport in Piura, Peru for 3 hours before returning to Lima. On this occasion, Aerocóndor airlines terrified 120 passengers when it attempted to take off from an airport in Pucallpa, Peru. As the plane was lifting off, four of its rear tires unexpectedly bursted. The plane, which covers the Lima-Pucallpa-Iquitos route, arrived at approximately 4:30 p.m. to Pucallpa and was scheduled for a flight to Iquitos. As it was taking off, the planes four back tires blew out making an explosive sound, the plane shook and passengers panicked. "A tremendous sound was heard followed by four explosions. The plane almost went off the runway, the whole inside was shaking," stated one of the passengers. Airport rescue teams quickly approached the plane and helped passengers disembark using an inflatable slide. Another passenger stated, "The plane attempted to lift off but fell to the ground, the suitcases from the overhead compartments fell on the seats. People panicked and started screaming despite the fact that we were asked to remain calm." Aerocóndor's CEO, Carlos Palacín stated that these types of things "usually happen, its like when a car tire bursts." http://www.livinginperu.com/news-4976-transportationcommunications-four-tire s-burst-as-airplane-attempts-take-off-pucallpa-peru ***************** PAL Plane Overshoots Butuan Airport Runway, No One Hurt Manila, Philippines (AHN) - A Philippine Airlines plane carrying 148 passengers overshot a runway during landing at the Butuan City airport in Mindanao on Friday. All passengers were able to safely disembark and only the co-pilot suffered minor injury from the accident. The airport temporarily shut down operations. A spokesman from the national carrier said the PAL A-320 Airbus plane that came from Manila may also be slightly damaged. The spokesman, Rolando Estabillo, said the plane's return flight to the capital may be cancelled to give way to a thorough safety inspection of the aircraft. The plane left Manila's domestic airport at 5:05 a.m. and landed at the Butuan airport one hour later. The German news agency DPA said the jet's co-pilot suffered minor injury. The accident is now being investigated. http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008952257 ***** Status: Preliminary Date: 26 OCT 2007 Type: Airbus A320-214 Operator: Philippine Air Lines Registration: RP-C3224 C/n / msn: 753 First flight: 1997 Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 Airplane damage: Written off Location: Butuan Airport (BXU) (Philippines) Phase: Landing Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL/RPMM), Philippines Destination airport: Butuan Airport (BXU/RPME), Philippines Flightnumber: 475 Narrative: PAL flight 475, departed Manila (MNL) about 05:10 in the morning on a flight to Butuan (BXU). The A320 landed at Butuan's single runway 12/30 (6,450 feet long) and overran. The airplane went down a small slope and ended up between trees. ************** CESSNA CAPTURES 178 NEW AIRCRAFT ORDERS AT NBAA The 2007 National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention, held last month in Atlanta, Ga., proved to be among the most lucrative events for Cessna Aircraft, which walked away with orders for 178 new aircraft valued at more than $1 billion, the company said. Cessna said it received orders for 101 Citations, 59 Caravans, 13 single-engine pistons and five SkyCatchers during the three-day convention. Those orders came in addition to announcements made during NBAA of contracts with XOJET for 30 Citation Xs and with an unnamed European charter for 30 Citation Mustangs. "The significant aspects of this show were that we had tremendous success across the range of products - from SkyCatcher to Citation X - and that the international market continues to expand," said Roger Whyte, senior vice president, sales and marketing for Cessna. "I think this is strong proof the recent bullish forecasts on global business jet sales are right on target." Cessna's XLS+ and CJ3 were the Citation models that garnered the most orders at NBAA, Cessna said. The strong showing for the new G1000-equipped Caravan will sustain plans to boost annual production up to 120 aircraft, or a rate as high as 10 per month. That's nearly double the 67 Caravans Cessna delivered in 2006. Cessna reported a backlog of $11.9 billion as of Sept. 30. The backlog included 57 of the 101 orders taken at the show. The remaining 44 will be counted toward the fourth quarter backlog as the company finalizes contracts. Cessna also was encouraged with interest in its Large Cabin Concept aircraft, a mockup of which was on display during the convention. A decision on that aircraft is expected early next year. "All indications point to a strong business case for this new model, which would be our largest aircraft in the Citation family," Whyte said. http://www.aviationweek.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/publication/busines sweekly/loggedin/AvnowStoryDisplay.do?fromChannel=ba&pubKey=businessweekly&i ssueDate=2007-10-22&story=xml/businessweekly_xml/2007/10/22/07.xml&headline= CESSNA+CAPTURES+178+NEW+AIRCRAFT+ORDERS+AT+NBAA+ **************** ENGINE BIRD-INGESTION CRITERIA ENGINE BIRD-INGESTION CRITERIA have changed, thanks to a new FAA rule that amends powerplant type certification standards to better address the threat flocking birds pose to turbine-powered aircraft. The changes, which go into effect on Nov. 16, will harmonize bird-ingestion standards for turbine engines type certificated by the U.S. and European Aviation Safety Agency countries and simplify airworthiness approvals for engine import and export. In 2000, FAA adopted new regulations to better address the overall bird ingestion threat to turbine-powered aircraft. Based on comments received during that earlier rulemaking, the agency decided to pursue additional regulations to address larger (up to eight pounds) flocking birds since existing engine-certification requirements did not specifically address that threat. http://www.aviationweek.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/publication/busines sweekly/loggedin/AvnowStoryDisplay.do?fromChannel=businessweekly&pubKey=busi nessweekly&issueDate=2007-10-22&story=xml/businessweekly_xml/2007/10/22/02.x ml&headline=NEW+FAA+RULE+CHANGES+ENGINE+BIRD-INGESTION+CRITERIA *************** BUSINESS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS DOWN DURING FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2007 The number of accidents involving U.S.-registered, turbine-powered business aircraft through the end of the third quarter declined, compared with the first nine months of 2006, according to Robert E. Breiling Associates, Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla. Through the end of September, business jets and turboprops experienced 40 accidents (12 of which were fatal) that claimed 33 lives. During the first three quarters of 2006, turbine-powered business aircraft were involved in 45 accidents (15 fatal) in which 30 people perished. The record for professionally flown Part 91 corporate jet operators has improved substantially so far this year, as only two nonfatal accidents occurred during the first nine months of 2007, compared with eight accidents (two fatal) in the same period during 2006. The number of accidents involving professionally flown turboprops during the first three quarters of 2006 and 2007 was about the same. Breiling noted that the accident record of air taxi operators "deteriorated considerably" in the first nine months of this year. That segment experienced 21 accidents (six fatal) with 19 fatalities, compared with 15 mishaps (seven fatal) and 10 fatalities in the year-ago period. http://www.aviationweek.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/publication/busine ssweekly/loggedin/AvnowStoryDisplay.do?fromChannel=businessweekly&pubKey=bus inessweekly&issueDate=2007-10-22&story=xml/businessweekly_xml/2007/10/22/13. xml&headline=BUSINESS+AIRCRAFT+ACCIDENTS+DOWN+DURING+FIRST+NINE+MONTHS+OF+20 07+ ******************* Curt Lewis, PE, CSP WEB: www.fsinfo.org