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Recommendation issued to: Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Output No: R20000250
Date Issued: 30 October 2000
Safety Action Status:
Background: Why this Recommendation was developed

Output Text

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority alert operators of aircraft equipped with turbo-charged engines to the potential risks of engine damage associated with detonation, and encourage the adoption of conservative fuel mixture leaning practices.

Initial Response

Date Issued: 22 March 2001
Response from: Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Response Status: Closed - Accepted
Response Text:

CASA also accepts Recommednation R20000250 and has published an article in the January/February aviation safety magazine Flight Safety Australia. Furthermore, CASA is considering further action on this matter and is consulting the aeroplane and engine manufacturers with a view to them improving their engine leaning procedures.
Last update 01 April 2011