Ministry Of Transportation Ensures Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Is Airworthy, Here's Its Track Record

Sriwijaya Air Plane Illustration (Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has confirmed that the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft is in an airworthy condition before flying.

The aircraft type B737-500 already has a Certificate of Airworthiness issued by the Ministry of Transportation with a validity period until December 17, 2021.

"The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has carried out routine supervision in accordance with the surveillance program in the framework of extending the Sriwijaya Air aircraft operation certificate (AOC) in November 2020. As a result, Sriwijaya Air has met the stipulated conditions," said Ministry of Transportation spokesperson, Adita Irawati in a statement in Jakarta. Between, Monday, January 11.

Meanwhile, Director General of Civil Aviation Novie Riyanto explained that the supervision carried out by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation included the inspection of all planes of all parked or non-operated airlines.

This check is to ensure the aircraft is entered into the aircraft storage and maintenance program.

Based on existing data, the Sriwijaya SJ-182 aircraft entered the hangar on March 23, 2020 and did not operate until December 2020. Then, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation conducted an inspection on December 14, 2020.

Furthermore, on December 19, 2020, the aircraft began operating again without passengers (No Commercial Flight). On December 22, 2020, the aircraft operated again with passengers (Commercial Flight)

The Ministry of Transportation has followed up on the Airworthiness Order issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or civil aviation regulators in the United States, by issuing an Airworthiness Order on July 24, 2020.

"The Airworthiness Order requires operators operating Boeing 737-300 / 400/500 and B737-800 / 900 aircraft to carry out engine checks before they can be flown," said Novie Riyanto.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation conducts an inspection to ensure the implementation of the Airworthiness Order has been carried out on all aircraft before being operated again.

Before flying again, a corrosion inspection was carried out at the 5th stage engine due corrosion on December 2, 2020, which was carried out by the airworthiness inspector of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.