Lion Air Crash; Govt to Examine All Boeing 737-8 MAX Aircraft
30 October 2018 17:42 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Transportation Ministry through Directorate General of Air Transportation planned to conduct special examination on the airworthiness of all aircraft of Boeing 737-8 MAX. The plan was noted in the letter issued by the ministry’s Directorate of Airspace and Aircraft Operations (DKPPU).
The acting director general of Air Transportation DG Pramintohadi confirmed the test plan. “Yes, that is correct,” he told Tempo via messaging app Whatsapp on Tuesday, Oct 30.
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The ministry issued the letter number 1063/DKPPU/STD/X/2018, dated October 29, in Tangerang to president directors of PT Garuda Indonesia and PT Lion Mentari Airlines.
All of Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft would be examined following the incident of Lion Air PK-LQP JT 610 with the route of Jakarta-Pangkalpinang that plunged into waters on Monday, Oct 29.
The examination included the indication of repetitive problems, troubleshooting procedures, the compatibility between procedure and implementation of aircraft airworthiness, and aircraft troubleshooting equipment. The result would be then submitted to Directorate of Airspace and Aircraft Operations (DKPPU) for further evaluation.
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