Grounding Boeing 737-700’s Can Be Costly
It doesn’t matter whether it’s the FAA or an airline voluntarily grounding an aircraft the end result of grounding an aircraft can be extremely costly. The Downtime lost potential revenue translates into more cost for passengers and extreme losses for the airlines. Consistently following maintenance schedules is paramount. Here’s what happens if you don’t.
Southwest Airlines has temporarily grounded 128 of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft, like the one nearest the camera, for inspections.
Southwest Airlines has temporarily grounded 128 of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft, like the one nearest the camera, for inspections.
UPDATED, 12:30 a.m. Wednesday: Southwest Airlines confirmed Tuesday evening that it voluntarily grounded 128 of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft that day after it discovered that the airplanes had not received required inspections. That represents nearly 20 percent of its fleet of 665 airplanes as of Dec. 31, 2014.
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Southwest informed FAA around 5 p.m. of the problem. Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said the carrier canceled about 80 Tuesday flights as a result. The FAA approved the airline’s plan to do the needed inspections over a five-day period, she said.
The FAA confirmed that it had approved the plan.
Here’s a revised statement from King:
Southwest Airlines discovered an overdue maintenance check required to be performed on the standby hydraulic system, which serves as a back-up to the primary hydraulic systems. As a result of this discovery, 128 -700 aircraft were identified as having overflown a required check.
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