‘Special checks’ order after plane crash in Taiwan that left 32 dead
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TAIWAN’S aviation regulator yesterday ordered all operators of ATR planes in the country to conduct “special checks” on their aircraft, a day after a TransAsia Airways plane crashed and at least 32 people died.
The checks will focus on the engines, fuel control system, propeller systems, and spark plugs and ignition connectors in the turboprop planes, the Civil Aeronautics Administration said in a statement.
However, a grounding of Taiwan’s 22 ATR aircraft was not ordered despite the incident, the second fatal crash involving a TransAsia plane in seven months.
Eleven people are still missing after the crash of TransAsia flight GE235, which was carrying 58 passengers and crew.
The plane was on its third flight of the day and there was no record of any malfunction in the previous two flights, the CAA statement said.
An air traffic control recording on liveatc.net showed that the last communication from one of the aircraft’s pilots was “Mayday, mayday, engine flameout.”
A flameout occurs when the fuel supply to the engine is interrupted or when there is faulty combustion, resulting in engine failure. Twin-engined aircraft, however, are usually able to keep flying even when one engine has failed.
Macau’s Civil Aviation Authority said the plane’s engines had been replaced at Macau Airport on April 19 last year, during its delivery flight, “due to engine-related technical issues.”
TransAsia has 10 other ATR turboprop aircraft.
Those that completed checks resumed operations yesterday, the CAA said.
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