Inquiries & Recommendations

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Advises all New Zealand operators of the LTS101 engine of the necessity and importance of following the performance trend monitoring procedures specified by the engine manufacturer in order to detect excessive wear of the GP turbine rotor shroud sealing rings.

They review the methods of section familiarisation training, with a view to establishing syllabi and examinations that are documented and able to be audited.

Ensures that the re-installation of the electrical and machinery installations on Phantom of the Straits fully meets the requirements of the relevant rules and regulations.

review existing signalling and interlocking arrangements and operating procedures at Single Line Automatic Signalling crossing stations on the Midland Line, with a view to introducing enhanced operating practices or engineering modifications to reduce the risk of collision resulting from the overrunning of a signal at stop.

Carry out a full engine trial on the Milford Mariner, and any other of the company’s vessels for which full engine trial data is not available or where the engine and propeller configuration has changed, to determine the optimal configuration of the engines and propellers.

The Commission considers that the lack of effective severe/adverse weather forecasting, and real-time monitoring of rainfall in the Johnsonville Line area, and other areas of track prone to closure during heavy rainfall events to be a safety issue and recommends the Director of Land Transport New Zealand addresses this safety issue.

The Commission recommended that the Secretary of Transport review and revise Civil Aviation Rule Part 91 to mandate the wearing of pilot restraint harnesses during critical phases of commercial balloon flights. (001/23)

The Commission recommended that KiwiRail install a more effective engineering solution to prevent rail movements entering the Picton rail linkspan without authorisation.

There have been three recent incidents involving the doors on this helicopter opening in flight that were not notified. It is important that incidents such as these are notified and investigated, and actions taken to prevent further accidents and incidents. On 13 December 2018 the Commission recommended that the Director of Civil Aviation urgently remind aviation participants of the importance of incident notification in accordance with Part 12 of the Civil Aviation Rules.

Investigate the availability of shoulder harness kits which can be retrofitted to the rear passenger positions of the AS 350B.

That the Director of Civil Aviation satisfies himself that the aerodrome operating certificate holders for major airports in New Zealand have established adequate procedures and taken the precautions necessary to ensure that the frequency and extent of runway works are such that they do not impose unnecessary risk to aircraft operations.

Puts in place a practical means of meeting the company's requirements for cargo restraints and ensures that it is complied with.