On Feb 25, around 20:00, an Okay Airways plane flying from Tianjin to Shenyang (Model China MA60) hovered for 3 hours before landing at the Shenyang Xiantao Airport due to the malfunction of the landing gear. Fortunately, the crew and the 38 passengers aboard the flight all touched down safely.
That night, the designer and manufacturer AVIC of MA60 said the initial assessment of the incident blames the malfunction of the landing signal indicating system. To ensure future safety, the company has decided to apply for the suspension of future flights of the MA60 model in China to the Aircraft Certification office. The manufacturer will execute a comprehensive inspection for the landing signal indicating system.
The MA60 model has experienced severe problems in the past and was previously suspended for 6 years before making its return. The worst accident every caused by this plane took place in 2011 when a Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane crashed into the ocean while landing, leading to the deaths of all 27 passengers.
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I have a thing for aircraft so I took a sniff at some past incident reports involving this one and good lord is it awful: the accidents repeatedly involve the undercarriage. Again and again. And they have become more frequent over time. That shows scent regard for safety and I can see why NZ banned this aircraft from commercial operation in its jurisdiction. Sadly, on further investigation, it seems that the undercarriage is manufactured in China whilst the engines (which have never had any failures) are RR P&Ws off the shelf. This is the *second incident this month* of undercarriage failure (as the actress said to the bishop).
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