Summary of January 2009 SDR

For all of January, 123 Service Difficulty Reports were received, of which 104 involved system or structural problems and 20 pertaining to weather-related or other difficulties.
Compared with December 2008, January 2009 saw 29 fewer reports in totality, with 36 fewer involving system or structural problems but seven more pertaining to weather or other factors. Compared with the same period in 2008, January 2009 saw 16 more reports involving system or structural problems but 3 fewer pertaining to weather or other factors. The three most common system or structural difficulties were related to flight control, hangar and navigation systems. Two ground crash reports were received during this month from the same airport on the same day due to severe winds.