I-ATLANTA, GA – UMnyango Wezokuthutha we-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) woMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-US uhlongoza ukuthi kube nesijeziso sombango esingu-$66,000 ngokumelene ne-Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., yaseMiami, Fla., ngezinsolo zokusebenzisa indiza ebingahambisani ne-Federal Aviation Regulations.
I-FAA isola ukuthi i-Centurion isebenzise indiza ye-MD-11 okungenani ezindizeni eziyi-12 phakathi kukaJuni 5 no-11, 2013 ngenkathi yehluleka ukuthobela izinqubo zayo zohlu lwemishini ephansi (MEL) ngemuva kokuthola inkomba yephutha lenani likaphethiloli phakathi nendiza yangoJuni 5. I-MEL icacisa ukuthi iziphi izisetshenziswa okungenzeka zingasebenzi ngesikhathi sokundiza kusalindwe ukulungiswa kwaleyo nto.
Inkampani yenethiwekhi inqatshelwe ukushayela indiza ngezinto ezingasebenzi ngaphandle uma ithobela i-MEL. I-FAA isola ukuthi i-Centurion ayizange ihambisane ne-MEL ngokuhlehlisa lokhu kuphambana ngokubeka inkomba yenani likaphethiloli njengengasebenzi nokuqinisekisa umsila namathangi asizayo ayengaphambili ayengenalutho ngemva kokugcwalisa uphethiloli.
Ukwengeza, i-FAA isola ukuthi uCenturion ubesebenzisa indiza ezindizeni ezine ngemuva kokuthola ukuthi inkomba yesilayidi somnyango ayizange ikhanye. U-Centurion akazange alandele izinqubo ze-MEL zokuhlehlisa lokhu kuhluka ngokubeka ukukhanya njengokungasebenzi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi isistimu yamaslayidi okukhiphayo yayikhokhiswa ngokwanele usuku ngalunye indiza endizayo, kusho i-FAA.
UCenturion ubelokhu exhumana ne-FAA mayelana naleli cala.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The FAA alleges Centurion operated an MD-11 jet on at least 12 flights between June 5 and 11, 2013 while failing to comply with its minimum equipment list (MEL) procedures after receiving a fuel quantity fault indication during a June 5 flight.
- The FAA alleges Centurion did not comply with the MEL for deferring this discrepancy by placarding the fuel quantity indicator as inoperable and verifying the tail and forward auxiliary tanks were empty after refueling.
- Centurion did not follow MEL procedures for deferring this discrepancy by placarding the light as inoperative and verifying that the evacuation slide system was adequately charged each day the aircraft flew, the FAA alleges.
