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| | Summary | | Date | February 21, 2007 | | Type | Structural failure upon landing | | Site | Juanda International Airport | | Fatalities | 0 | | Injuries | 0 | | Aircraft | | Aircraft type | Boeing 737-300 | | Operator | Adam Air | | Tail number | PK-KKV | | Passengers | 143 | | Crew | 6 | | Survivors | 149 | Adam Air Flight 172 was a serious incident involving a Boeing 737, registered PK-KKV, flying on a scheduled domestic passenger flight in Indonesia. On February 21, 2007, the plane bent on landing, with the fuselage cracking in the middle of the passenger section. This incident has caused further concerns regarding the safety of flights operated by Adam Air, which has received much criticism after the January 1, 2007 crash of Flight 574, although the cause of the incident is still under investigation. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Juanda International Airport, is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. ...
The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. ...
An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Jakarta. ...
An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Jakarta. ...
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The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. ...
A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ...
February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
– 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
The fuselage can be short, and seemingly unaerodynamic, as in this Christen Eagle 2 The fuselage (from the French fuselé spindle-shaped) is an aircrafts main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. ...
An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Jakarta. ...
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– 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
Adam Air Flight 574 (KI-574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) in Indonesia[1] which disappeared near Polewali in Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. ...
Aircraft The aircraft, a Boeing 737-300, registration PK-KKV, was acquired by Adam Air (the 10th airline to own the plane) in early-December 2006, having previously been owned by Brazilian Operator Varig. The aircraft was manufactured in 1994. [1] 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...
VRG Linhas Aéreas, or Varig (Viação Aérea RIo Grandense) is an airline based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...
Incident The plane bent upon landing at Juanda International Airport, with the fuselage cracking in the middle of the passenger section. It was reported that the landing itself was particularly hard, with baggage being ejected from cabin lockers into the cabin space.[2] The tail section of the plane was bent down compared to the rest of the plane.[3] Subsequent flights to the airport were diverted to alternate airports.[4] The investigation into the cause of this accident is continuing, with Adam-Air's fleet of Boeing 737-300s grounded for safety inspections in the interim. [2] [5] Immediately after the incident, Adam Air repainted the aircraft, hiding the original orange livery with a plain white exterior.[3] This is legally permissible, so long as no evidence is destroyed.[3] Juanda International Airport, is an airport located in Sidoarjo, a small town near Surabaya, East Java. ...
Grounding of Adam Air's 737s As a result, all six remaining Adam Air 737s are currently grounded awaiting safety checks. Adam Air decribes this as "harsh punishment" for an accident it blames on poor weather conditions causing a momentary loss of control, but Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that all Boeing 737-300s should be checked.[4][2] There were also suggestions that Adam Air should be suspended from all operations until the entire fleet could be checked, with MP Abdul Hakim saying "It will be good for the company and the government ... until the flight authorities can determine if Adam Air is still worthy as national aircraft company,".[6] Dr. Mohammad Hatta (1945 - 1956) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (1973 -1978) Adam Malik (1978 - 1983) Umar Wirahadikusumah (1983 - 1988) Sudharmono (1988 - 1993) Try Sutrisno (1993 - 1998) Jusuf Habibie (1998) Megawati Sukarnoputri (1999 - 2001) Hamzah Haz (2001 - 2004) Jusuf Kalla (2004 - 2009) List of Presidents of Indonesia Categories: | | ...
Jusuf Kalla Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia. ...
Abdul Hakim was a poet in medieval Bengal. ...
Investigation The incident is presently under investigation by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Commission (INTSC). [7]
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- See also: Adam Air Flight 574
The safety record of Adam Air has been heavily criticized, especially in the aftermath of Flight 574. Adam Air has reportedly bribed pilots to fly planes they knew were unsafe.[8] Pilots have reported repeated and deliberate breaches of international safety regulations, and aircraft being flown in non-airworthy states for months at a time. They claim that there have been such incidents as requests to sign documents to allow an aircraft to fly, while not having the authority to, and while knowing the plane to be not airworthy, flying a plane for several months with a damaged door handle, swapping parts between aircraft to avoid mandatory replacement deadlines, being ordered to fly aircraft after exceeding the take-off limit of five times per pilot per day, flying an aircraft with a damaged window, using spare parts from other aircraft to keep planes in the air and ignorance of pilot's requests not to take off due to unsafe aircraft. The Associated Press quotes one pilot as saying that "Every time you flew, you had to fight with the ground staff and the management about all the regulations you had to violate." They also claim that if pilots confronted their seniors in the airline, they were grounded or docked pay.[9] [8] An Adam Air Boeing 737-400 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Jakarta. ...
Adam Air Flight 574 (KI-574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) in Indonesia[1] which disappeared near Polewali in Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. ...
Adam Air Flight 574 (KI-574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) in Indonesia[1] which disappeared near Polewali in Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. ...
The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...
Aftermath Even though the accident remains under investigation, the Indonesian government announced plans immediately after the accident to ban jets over ten years of age for any commercial purpose.[10] Although this is in response to a large number of aircraft accidents, it is mainly in response to this accident and the loss of Flight 574. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Adam Air Flight 574 (KI-574) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Surabaya (SUB) and Manado (MDC) in Indonesia[1] which disappeared near Polewali in Sulawesi on January 1, 2007. ...
References - ^ Adam Air PK-KKV (Airfleets). Accessed February 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c Indonesia 'Grounds' Adam Air Jets accessed on February 24th 2007.
- ^ a b c Adam Air paints its ill-fated plane - The Jakarta Post - Obtained February 28, 2007.
- ^ a b Checks urged after passenger jet cracks on landing - stuff.co.nz - Published Saturday, 24 February 2007 - Obtained 25th Feb. 2007.
- ^ Adam Air plane breaks upon landing in Surabaya accessed on February 24th 2007.
- ^ Indonesia Grounds Adam Air's B737s After Buckling Incident - Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) article - Obtained February 28, 2007.
- ^ Indonesia's DGAC grounds Adam Air 737-300 fleet after latest accident - Flight - Obtained February 28, 2007.
- ^ a b Falling skies for Indonesian aviation - Asia Times - Obtained on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Pilots concerned over Indonesia airlines - phillbyblurbs.com - Obtained January 27, 2007.
- ^ Plane ban after 'crack' landing - www.theage.com - Obtained February 28, 2007.
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