Loke: CAAM audit identified minor issues prior to fatal Sarawak chopper crash, but found no direct link

In a recent audit, Malaysia's Civil Aviation Authority identified several organisational issues at Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn.

Bhd., days before a helicopter crash in Sarawak.

Despite the timing, Transport Minister Anthony Loke clarified that these deficiencies were not related to the accident.

The audit, part of the annual assessment for renewal of the company's Approved Maintenance Organisation approval, highlighted concerns over manpower planning and documentation.

Meanwhile, investigations have confirmed that the pilot was qualified and the aircraft compliant, with further reports on the incident forthcoming.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Malaysia’s aviation regulator found organisational deficiencies at Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. during a routine audit days before a fatal helicopter crash in Sarawak, though officials emphasised that the findings were not directly linked to the accident.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke, addressing Parliament today, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) recorded three audit findings and three observations during a surveillance audit from September 1 to September 4, including issues of manpower planning calculations, maintenance handover records, and emergency response documentation.

The audit was a routine yearly assessment for CAAM to consider Layang-Layang Aerospace’s application to renew the company’s Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) approval, the minister explained.

“The scope of the surveillance audit encompassed aspects of maintenance organisation compliance, manpower management, maintenance control, management of aircraft equipment and components, as well as the Safety Management System (SMS),” Loke said during Question Time.

“The audit findings on Layang-Layang’s maintenance organisation recorded three audit findings and three observations,” he added.

“All audit findings had been closed except for one finding related to manpower calculation maintenance, which was still awaiting final verification by CAAM as of the date of the accident. The finding was organisational in nature and not directly related to the technical condition of aircraft 9M-LLF or the aircraft systems involved in the accident.”

The Bolkow BO105 helicopter crashed on September 8 at Long Lelang STOLport in Sarawak, killing the pilot and four health ministry personnel on board.

Preliminary findings by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) confirmed that the pilot was fully licensed and medically fit, while the aircraft held valid registration and airworthiness certificates at departure.

BSKU is scheduled to present an initial public report to the Cabinet on October 16, with a final report expected within a year, Loke said.

Following the crash, CAAM carried out verification inspections between September 9 and September 12 on other BO105 helicopters and aircraft sharing the same Rolls-Royce RR250 engine model.

Operations were permitted to resume after compliance levels were verified to be satisfactory.

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在最近的一次审计中，马来西亚民航局发现 Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. 存在几个组织问题。

Bhd.，就在砂拉越发生直升机坠毁事故前几天。

尽管时间点有些特殊，但交通部长陆兆福澄清说，这些缺陷与事故无关。

此次审计是公司年度续签“认可维修机构”资格评估的一部分，审计结果凸显了公司在人力规划和文件编制方面存在的问题。

与此同时，调查已证实飞行员资质合格，飞机符合规定，有关该事件的进一步报告即将发布。

吉隆坡，10 月 15 日——马来西亚航空监管机构在砂拉越发生致命直升机坠毁事故前几天，对 Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. 公司进行例行审计时发现该公司存在组织缺陷，但官员们强调，这些发现与事故没有直接联系。

交通部长陆兆福今天在国会发表讲话时表示，马来西亚民航局（CAAM）在9月1日至9月4日的监督审计中记录了三项审计发现和三项观察结果，包括人力规划计算、维护交接记录和应急响应文件方面的问题。

部长解释说，此次审计是民航局对拉央拉央航空航天公司进行的例行年度评估，目的是考虑该公司续签其认可维修机构 (AMO) 资格的申请。

陆兆福在问答环节表示：“监督审计的范围涵盖了维修组织合规性、人力资源管理、维修控制、飞机设备和部件管理以及安全管理体系（SMS）等方面。”

“对 Layang-Layang 维修机构的审计结果记录了三项审计发现和三项观察结果，”他补充道。

“除一项与人力计算维护相关的调查结果外，所有审计结果均已结案。截至事故发生之日，该调查结果仍在等待民航局的最终核实。该调查结果属于组织性质，与9M-LLF飞机的技术状况或事故中涉及的飞机系统并无直接关系。”

9月8日，一架博尔科夫BO105型直升机在砂拉越龙乐浪短距起降机场坠毁，机上飞行员和四名卫生部工作人员遇难。

航空事故调查局（BSKU）的初步调查结果证实，飞行员持有有效执照且身体健康，而飞机在起飞时持有有效的注册证书和适航证书。

陆兆福表示，BSKU计划于10月16日向内阁提交初步公开报告，最终报告预计将在一年内提交。

事故发生后，民航局于 9 月 9 日至 12 日对其他 BO105 直升机和使用相同劳斯莱斯 RR250 发动机型号的飞机进行了验证检查。

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