Department of Civil Aviation reports on the case: 9H-ACW Landing in Sigonella

An aircraft (9H-ACW), owned by the European Flight Academy, landed in Sigonella, on 23rd December 1996, due to rough running of the engine.

The Department of Civil Aviation informed the European Flight Academy that the aircraft in question could be brought to Malta provided an NCA (maintenance organisation) engineer checked it at Sigonella and certified that it was fit to fly. Following this all the European Flight Academy aircraft were grounded as a safety precautionary measure until further investigations were carried out.

After the aircraft at Sigonella was given permission to return to Malta, NCA inspected all the aircraft at the base in Malta and issued a certificate of maintenance release.

On the advice of the Bureau Veritas Inspector, the Department requested a flight test to check engine parameters. As the flight test and maintenance checks showed that the aircraft were serviceable the aircraft were released by the Department for normal operations.