Narrative:
On June 14, 2016, during a maintenance C check at Surabaya Airport, a crack was found in the horizontal stabilizer fitting.
The last flight prior to maintenance was on June 5 when the aircraft arrived at Surabaya Airport from Yogyakarta as flight IW1817. The damage must have occurred some time before the aircraft went into maintenance.
Initial examination of this damage suggested similarities with that found on an Australian-registered ATR 72, registered VH-FVR, which is being investigated by the ATSB.
» ATSB investigation into VH-FVR accident
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 June 2016 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-600) |
| Operator: | Wings Air |
| Registration: | PK-WGL |
| MSN: | 1118 |
| First flight: | 2013-11-20 (2 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | unknown ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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On June 14, 2016, during a maintenance C check at Surabaya Airport, a crack was found in the horizontal stabilizer fitting.
The last flight prior to maintenance was on June 5 when the aircraft arrived at Surabaya Airport from Yogyakarta as flight IW1817. The damage must have occurred some time before the aircraft went into maintenance.
Initial examination of this damage suggested similarities with that found on an Australian-registered ATR 72, registered VH-FVR, which is being investigated by the ATSB.
Sources:
» BEA» ATSB investigation into VH-FVR accident
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Wings Air ATR-72 PK-WGL now test flown following repairs after stabilizer cracks discovered in June 2016 : https://t.co/GMB7KMtSOL pic.twitter.com/8KiGQzPuEk
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