Safety issue

Safety issue description

Malaysia Airlines did not clearly specify the division of engineering responsibilities between Malaysia Airlines and Aircraft Maintenance Services Australia engineers at Brisbane, leading to ambiguity with regard to who should conduct the final walk-around portion of the transit check. This risk was increased by the operator commencing and continuing flights to Brisbane with interim ground handling and engineering arrangements that varied from

Issue number AO-2018-053-SI-02
Issue owner Malaysia Airlines
Transport function Aircraft Maintenance
Issue status Closed – Adequately addressed
Date issue released 16/03/2022
Issue status justification

There is no longer a need to clearly specify the division of engineering responsibilities with the use of a single engineering services provider.

Safety action

Action type Proactive action
Action number AO-2018-053-PSA-05
Organisation Malaysia Airlines
Action description

Following the occurrence, Malaysia Airlines finalised and implemented arrangements for a single engineering service provider for all engineering and dispatch coordination functions in Brisbane.

Action status Closed