Posted on 08/16/2015 6:38:40 AM PDT by Kartographer
Indonesia was also the departure point for the A330 ( I think) bound for HKG. On the way it kept losing power and they finally had to declare into HKG. When they took the engines apart they found damage caused by little glass beads in the fuel. A search of the fuel tanks where they uplifted (Indonesia) found the contamination was rampant.
I agree with you; lack of oversight is dangerous and can be blamed on the Government..
You don't remember? "In April and May 1958 CIA proprietary Civil Air Transport (CAT) operated B-26 aircraft from Manado, North Sulawesi to support Permesta rebels. On May 18, 1958 a B-26 was shot down during a bombing and strafing mission on government-held Ambon"
Well, yes, there was that one. And were there not a few more over Sumatera?
Only three? I can think of five off the top of my head. And a similar number right in the USA.
I won’t deny that there are some operators with poor maintenace and training policies, but the Indonesian government is doing what it can.
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