By MGySgt Arthur Hagans From January 4 to May 31, 2011, Navy and Marine Corps units reported 51 Class C mishaps involving aircraft. Of these, 12 indisputably attributed to maintenance-malpractice procedural errors. Below is the list of all incidents reported sorted by Type/Model. Take an opportunity to discuss the incidents and see if you can find the 12 incidents that are maintenance-malpractice procedural errors.
DATE
T/M/S
1/4/2011 1/10/2011 1/30/2011 2/1/2011 2/10/2011 2/11/2011 2/24/2011
F-18E F-18A+ F-18E F-18E F-18E F-18D F-18D
2/28/2011
F-18F
3/3/2011
F-18C
3/21/2011
F-18C
4/11/2011
F-18F
4/12/2011 4/15/2011 4/18/2011 4/19/2011
F-18E F-18D F-18F F-18F
32 32
ACCIDENT DESCRIPTOR Port TEF impacted door 64L while conducting engine leak check. Port STAB struck door 166L. Aileron damaged during towing operation on flight deck. Inadvertent release of BRU-41 IMER during night training mission. Left horizontal stabilator impacted runway on landing. Port MLG door TFOA strike damage to TEF, pylon and horizontal stabilator. Port leading edge flap seal departed aircraft in flight and punctured starboard vertical stabilizer. Cranial from maintenance personnel ingested down starboard engine of turning aircraft. Panel on starboard vertical stab and ram coating under port lex departed inflight. Port engine FOD. Aircraft damage to Y645 former due to flight without stress panel 103 being installed. Pilot discharged fire bottle after receiving APU fire indications from ground personnel. Aircraft LAU struck rack of external fuel tanks during taxi. Engine damaged in flight by TFOA. Aircraft taxied into parked aircraft. Tractor impacted air refuling store on unmanned, chained-down aircraft on CVN flight deck.
Mech Mech
