Flight Safety Information - February 7, 2023 No. 026 In This Issue : Incident: LOT B789 near Warsaw on Feb 5th 2023, anti ice system problems : Incident: LOT B788 at Warsaw on Feb 4th 2023, backup ADI failed : Cessna 208B Grand Caravan - Fatal Accident (Sudan) : FAA Grounds Micronesian Asia Pacific Airlines Over Pilot Training Issue : FAA proposes more than $1 million fine on United Airlines over preflight safety checks : Global Aerospace Partners with 4AIR to Provide Sustainability Services to its General Aviation Clients : RESEARCH SURVEY Incident: LOT B789 near Warsaw on Feb 5th 2023, anti ice system problems A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration SP-LSD performing flight LO-6287 from Warsaw (Poland) to Zanzibar (Tanzania) with 290 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 520nm south of Warsaw in Bulgarian Airspace when the crew decided to turn around and return to Warsaw due to problems with an anti-ice system. The aircraft descended to FL360 and landed safely back in Warsaw about 90 minutes after turning around. The airline reported there was a malfunction of the anti-icing system indicator. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then departed again and reached Zanzibar with a delay of about 5.5 hours. https://avherald.com/h?article=504c994c&opt=0 Incident: LOT B788 at Warsaw on Feb 4th 2023, backup ADI failed A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration SP-LRB performing flight LO-26 from Warsaw (Poland) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL380 about 270nm northwest of Warsaw when the crew decided to turn around and return to Warsaw. The aircraft descended to FL330 for the return and landed safely back on Warsaw's runway 33 about 2 hours after leaving FL380. The flight was cancelled. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 16.5 hours before returning to service to Miami,FL (USA). The airline reported the failure of the backup articial horizon (ADI) caused the return to Warsaw. After installing a new component the aircraft would depart again for the flight. Passengers reported the aircraft/flight did not continue, they were re-booked onto other flights not operated by LOT. https://avherald.com/h?article=504c8d14&opt=0 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan - Fatal Accident (Sudan) Status: Little or no information is available Date: Thursday 2 February 2023 Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Operator: Unknown Registration: 5Y-BMZ MSN: 208B0367 First flight: 1994 Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Passengers: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: Total: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: Aircraft damage: Destroyed Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Nasir Airport ( South Sudan) Phase: Takeoff (TOF) Nature: Non Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Nasir Airport (HSNA), South Sudan Destination airport: ? Narrative: A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed during takeoff from Nasir Airstrip, South Sudan. A post-impacted fire ensued, destroying the aircraft. Reportedly one passenger died. Photos from the accident sequence show that the aircraft barely lifted off the ground on takeoff. It appears to have stalled before impacting the ground. http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20230202-0 FAA Grounds Micronesian Asia Pacific Airlines Over Pilot Training Issue The FAA has grounded a South Pacific cargo airline providing vital supplies to the region because of record-keeping issues. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has effectively grounded a South Pacific cargo operator that islands throughout Micronesia depend on for vital freight services. Last week, the FAA suspended the operating authority of Asia Pacific Airlines, also known as Aero Micronesia Inc., because of issues with pilot training. According to Hawaiian news outlet Honolulu Civil Beat, the FAA suspended the authority because the carrier was "unable to demonstrate that its pilots were properly trained." The FAA added that it had issued the emergency order of suspension... "...after the company failed to produce records showing that the two individuals who provide proficiency checks for company pilots were properly trained and qualified for the past two years." South Pacific supply chain broken by paperwork Under FAA regulations, Asia Pacific Airlines must immediately surrender its air carrier certificate and cease operations until it provides the regulator with complete training records. If it fails to do so, it can be fined $16,108 per day by the FAA, although the airline is appealing the FAA suspension with the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). According to Flightradar24.com, Asia Pacific Airlines has a fleet of five Boeing 757 freighters, ranging in age from 23 to 32 years old. The five 757 freighter variants, their registrations and serial numbers are: Boeing 757-230(PCF) N688SL MSN 25140 Boeing 757-29J(PCF) N757QM MSN 27203 Boeing 757-230(PCF) N888LT MSN 25441 Boeing 757-260PF N922TS MSN 24845 Boeing 757-231 N931AB MSN 30339 The Flightradar data shows that two aircraft, N688SL and N888LT, operated on February 1st, but none of the five have operated since then. On February 1st, the 757-230(PCF) aircraft departed Honolulu Airport (HNL) at 11:20 and arrived back at its home base of Guam Antonio B. Won Pat International (GUM) at 14:41 after a 7:21-hour flight. Discover more aviation news for Australia and Oceania here The FAA said it notified the company in December about the non-compliance issue and "urged the carrier to suspend operations until the matter was resolved." The cargo airline continued operating, and in suspending the authority the FAA said: "Under the regulations, any flight check provide by these two individuals is invalid, meaning that none of the company's pilots are currently qualified to fly." Asia Pacific Airlines president, Adam Ferguson, said that the problem is a paperwork issue and that there is "no safety issue here," labelling the situation "ridiculous." Civil Beat reported that the two instructors involved work for K&S Aviation Services, a US company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, which provides services to the airline. A lot of freight capacity sitting idle Ferguson explained that when the FAA asked for documentation proving the instructor's qualification, K&S provided it directly, but the regulator wanted the paperwork to come from Asia Pacific Airlines. As the airline did not hold those records, Ferguson said they could not send them to the FAA, so he sent his pilots to get newly trained to obtain fresh documentation. He adds that the paperwork was obtained on January 8th and submitted to the FAA when it requested it last Tuesday. Unfortunately, the FAA issued the suspension the following day, saying they needed time to review the records. Adding to his frustration, Ferguson noted that the FAA had not offered an estimate of how long they will need to examine the documents. He also said that Asia Pacific Airlines is the only air freight provider of some islands in the region, including the Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, Palau and the Marshall Islands. The airline operates around 60 flights per month throughout the South Pacific, delivering vital supplies such as food, medicines and mail. While the aircraft remain grounded, the inhabitants of these far-flung communities will have to rely on freight capacity in passenger flights for their supplies. https://simpleflying.com/faa-grounds-asia-pacific-airlines-pilot-training/ FAA proposes more than $1 million fine on United Airlines over preflight safety checks • The FAA alleged United removed a fire-system warning check from its Boeing 777 checklist. • The agency said the carrier operated more than 100,000 flights that didn’t meet airworthiness requirements. • United has 30 days to respond to the FAA’s enforcement letter. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is proposing a more than $1.1 million penalty against United Airlines for allegedly failing to perform required fire system safety checks on its Boeing 777s. The FAA alleged that in 2018 United removed a fire system warning check from a preflight checklist and operated 102,488 Boeing 777 flights from June 2018 to April 2021 without making sure they were in an airworthy condition “properly maintained for operation,” according to a letter from the FAA on Monday to United’s CEO, Scott Kirby. CNBC viewed the letter. “The safety of our flights was never in question,” United said in a statement. The carrier said that it changed its preflight checklist in 2018 “to account for redundant built-in checks performed automatically by the 777” and said that was reviewed and approved by the FAA at the time. “In 2021, the FAA informed United that United’s maintenance program called for the pre-flight check by pilots,” the airline said in a statement. “Once confirmed, United immediately updated its procedures.” United said it will review the proposed fine. “The inspection is required in the maintenance specifications manual. Removal of the check resulted in United’s failure to perform the required check and the operation of aircraft that did not meet airworthiness requirement,” the FAA said in a statement. United had 96 Boeing 777s as of the end of 2021, making up about 11% of its total fleet, according to a securities filing. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/06/faa-proposes-fine-safety-united-airlines.html Release Embargoed for: 6:00AM EST, FEBRUARY 7, 2023 Contact: Suzanne Keneally VP, Group Head of Communications skeneally@global-aero.com 973-490-8588 Global Aerospace Partners with 4AIR to Provide Sustainability Services to its General Aviation Clients Morris Plains, New Jersey – Global Aerospace, a leading provider of aerospace insurance, today announced a collaboration with 4AIR. 4AIR delivers sustainability programs dedicated to aviation, providing a simplified and verifiable path for the aviation industry to achieve meaningful aircraft emissions counteraction and reduction. The aviation industry has made extensive commitments to sustainability by 2050, and there has been immense interest in new sustainability efforts. As private aviation, in particular, continues to grow, continued sustainability commitments and efforts will be necessary to meet industry and global climate goals. 4AIR has created a rating system that is designed to enhance comparability between company commitments, educate flyers, and simplify participation in more comprehensive sustainability efforts that go beyond industry goals. 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About Global Aerospace Global Aerospace is a leading provider of aerospace insurance with a worldwide portfolio of clients who are engaged in every aspect of the aviation and space industries. Headquartered in the UK, we have offices in Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland and throughout the United States. Across the world, we employ over 300 people. With experience dating back to the 1920s, the company’s underwriting is backed by a pool of high-quality insurance companies representing some of the most respected names in the business. For additional information about Global Aerospace, please visit www.global-aero.com. To learn more about the company’s SM4 safety program, please visit sm4.global-aero.com. About 4AIR 4AIR is an industry pioneer offering sustainability solutions beyond just simple carbon neutrality. Its industry-first framework seeks to address climate impacts of all types and provides a simplified and verifiable path for private aviation industry participants to achieve meaningful aircraft emissions counteraction and reduction. The 4AIR framework offers four levels, each with specific, science-based goals, independently verified results and progressively greater impacts on sustainability that make it easy for private aviation users to pursue sustainability through access to carbon markets, use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, support for new technologies and other strategies. For more information, visit us at www.4air.aero. RESEARCH SURVEY Greetings, My name is Nurettin Dinler, Research Scholar and PhD student at Department of Aviation Science, Saint Louis University working with Nithil Bollock Kumar, PhD Candidate, Gajapriya Tamilselvan, PhD, and Stephen Belt, PhD. We are working on a research project titled “Low-Cost Airline Pilots on Exercising Fuel-Loading Policies during Flight: A Phenomenological Exploration Study.” I am writing this e-mail to invite you to participate in a research study that we are conducting at Saint Louis University. Your participation in this study will involve taking a semi-structured interview that lasts for about 30 minutes. During the interview, you will be questioned about your experiences with Low-Cost Airlines’ fuel-loading policies developed to minimize pilot discretionary (extra) fuel. There is no compensation provided for your participation in the study. However, your participation will be a valuable addition to our research and your findings could lead to greater understanding of risk management for pilots and the sources of stressors in commercial aviation. Participation is completely voluntary, and your participation will remain confidential throughout the process of research. 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