FAA PROPOSES $1 MILLION FINE AGAINST UNITED FOR MISSED FIRE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE CHECKS
March 31, 2023
On February 6, 2023, the FAA issued a press release announcing that it has proposed a $1.15 million civil penalty against United Airlines for allegedly operating over 100,000 flights between June 2018 and April 2021 without performing a fire system warning check during pre-flight maintenance inspections. FAA alleged that United removed the fire system warning check from its Boeing 777 preflight checklist in 2018, despite the fact that the inspection task is still required under the carrier’s Maintenance Specifications manual. FAA alleged that United’s failure to perform the required checks resulted in the operation of aircraft that did not meet airworthiness requirements.
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