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An air carrier ground crew reports about a company dc-10 aircraft released for service with a known maintenance problem three days prior to an engine in-flight shutdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 970364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Distribution System |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Aircraft had the manifold problem september 2011; in ZZZ at the air carrier's hub and repair was deferred and company then [still] sent the aircraft on a flight with a known serious problem. Aircraft had to make an emergency landing where it sat for eight hours. Company air carrier did not repair aircraft in ZZZ because they wanted to save money and have been skipping maintenance to save money.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Ground Crew reports about a company DC-10 aircraft released for service with a known maintenance problem three days prior to an engine in-flight shutdown.
Narrative: Aircraft had the manifold problem September 2011; in ZZZ at the Air Carrier's hub and repair was deferred and company then [still] sent the aircraft on a flight with a known serious problem. Aircraft had to make an Emergency landing where it sat for eight hours. Company Air Carrier did not repair aircraft in ZZZ because they wanted to save money and have been skipping maintenance to save money.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.