Eagle Air Beech 1900D

During a routine maintenance inspection last night the Eagle Air engineering team identified an issue with an undercarriage component on a Beech 1900D aircraft.


Given that safety is paramount and non-negotiable for Eagle Air, the airline is carrying out an inspection of all its Beech 1900D fleet.


Eagle Air has completed inspection of the undercarriage component of 14 aircraft using ultrasound equipment. Nine of these aircraft have been certified and are back in service. Five aircraft require replacement parts and will be back in service within the next 48 hours. Eagle Air expects the remainder of the fleet of 17 aircraft to have inspections completed by the end of the day. The aircraft will re-enter their scheduled services as soon as these inspections are completed and the aircraft are recertified.

As a result of the inspections, around 60 flights have been cancelled, affecting approximately 1000 customers.

CAA and the aircraft manufacturer have been notified of this development and are being kept informed.

Eagle Air apologises to its customers for any inconvenience caused by this precautionary measure.

A further update will be issued at 5pm.