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Oct 11, 2019 (newstodate): The Danish charter and ACMI carrier Jet Time is acting on the FAA directive calling for inspections on the Boeing 737 New Generation fleet after findings of structural cracks in the wing/airframe section.
The directive requires checks on Boeing 737NG aircraft with more than 30,000 total cycles by Oct 10, 2019, while aircraft with 22,600 to 29,999 cycles must be inspected over the next 1,000 flights.
In Jet Time's fleet are today six Boeing 737-700 and four Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
-The required check has already been performed by our technical department on one Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and no problems were detected, says Birthe Madsen, Jet Time VP Management Support.
-Six aircraft fall within the interval over 22,600 cycles and are now scheduled for inspection in the coming 12 months, corresponding to the 1,000 cycles interval that equals our normal annual production per aircraft. The inspection will thus be included in the normal maintenance program.
-The remaining three Boeing 737NG aircraft in our fleet are below the 22,600 cycles limit, and inspections will thus become part of the normal planned C-check program, says Ms Madsen.
The directive requires checks on Boeing 737NG aircraft with more than 30,000 total cycles by Oct 10, 2019, while aircraft with 22,600 to 29,999 cycles must be inspected over the next 1,000 flights.
In Jet Time's fleet are today six Boeing 737-700 and four Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
-The required check has already been performed by our technical department on one Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and no problems were detected, says Birthe Madsen, Jet Time VP Management Support.
-Six aircraft fall within the interval over 22,600 cycles and are now scheduled for inspection in the coming 12 months, corresponding to the 1,000 cycles interval that equals our normal annual production per aircraft. The inspection will thus be included in the normal maintenance program.
-The remaining three Boeing 737NG aircraft in our fleet are below the 22,600 cycles limit, and inspections will thus become part of the normal planned C-check program, says Ms Madsen.