Originally Posted by hillrider
Yes, I should have said A check. Interestingly I remembered AA talking about maintenance checks on its Corporate Information site, and found it at
http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/co...ts/fleet.jhtml. Each airline has a different FAA-approved maintenance program, so what one calls an "A" check may be different from what another airline considers an "A" check, and the frequencies don't match.
I finally got one right!
Thanks for the link.
"A" Checks
The "A" check is more detailed than the "PS" check. "A" checks are performed roughly once a week (approximately 60 flight hours). The "A" check is performed at one of 40 stations around American’s system. It averages 10 - 20 man-hours.
BTW, the media event for the new seats at SJU lasted the length of one turn-around! They took us off, ran the reporters through, let 'em try the seats and then just about an hour later we were back on the plane and back to JFK!