Vietnam Airlines periodically conducts maintenance of its aircrafts under strict procedures to avoid incidents. Let’s see how it maintains a Boeing 777 with VietNamNet’s Pham Tuan.
 

 

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The plane on the props.

 

 

Opening the engine cover.

 

 

Checking every screw and each electric wire.

 

 

All operations are recorded in files.

 

 

Checking propellers.

 

 

Fuel pipes are checked very carefully.

 

 

Maintenance tools are very special.

 

 

Measuring tyre pressure.

 

 

Measuring pressure and operation in each pipe.

 

 

Some equipment must be tested by machines.

 

 

Twenty technicians work at the same time.

 

 
An aircraft is fixed within 2-3 days.

 

 

 

 

The maintenance workshop is connected with the runway.

 

 

Technicians also use computers to measure diameters.

 

 

Some parts must be dismantled for check-up.

 

 

 

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