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Marine MO-2018-202: Accommodation fire on board, fishing trawler Dong Won 701, Timaru, 9 April 2018
The fire on the fishing trawler Dong Won took hold because the fire alarm did not sound, the crew’s initial firefighting was inefficient; and the ship was exempt from and did not comply with current structural fire protection standards. On any such vessel, the crew may not be as safe as they would be on a newer vessel constructed to newer standards. TAIC recommendations address the key issues.
Aviation AO-2017-003: ATR72, ZK MCY Landing gear failure Nelson 9 April 2017
Two broken springs in the landing gear of an ATR passenger aircraft caused it to divert and make an emergency landing. Little damage, no injuries. Springs broke when cracks formed due to corrosion. Operator found no other such problematic springs on its ATR72 fleet, has new maintenance &…
Aviation TAIC final report: passenger aircraft landing gear failure April 2017
Two broken springs caused ATR passenger aircraft to divert and make emergency landing. Little damage, no injuries.
Marine TAIC reports on April 2018 trawler fire in Timaru
Media release: The fire on the fishing trawler Dong Won took hold because the fire alarm did not sound, the crew’s initial firefighting was inefficient; and the ship was exempt from and did not comply with current…
Rail RO-2019-107: Passenger train, signal passed at danger, Wellington Station, 6 November 2019
New TAIC inquiry: A passenger train passed a Stop light soon after departing from Wellington Station in the early afternoon of Wednesday 6 November. This put the outbound train in conflict with another passenger train…
Marine MO-2018-203: Grounding of container ship Leda Maersk, Otago Lower Harbour, 10 June 2018
The container ship Leda Maersk, with harbour pilot on board directing the course and speed of the ship, grounded on a channel bank while entering Port Otago. Nobody was injured and damage to the ship was minor. The…
TAIC CEO awarded first ever international fellowship by Australian Institute of Health and Safety
Transport Accident Investigation Commission chief executive Lois Hutchinson has been recognised for outstanding safety leadership by the Australian Institute of Health and Safety. The institute’s first ever…
Rail RO-2018-101: Metropolitan passenger train, derailment, Britomart, Auckland, 9 May 2018
A fractured section of rail caused the derailment of a passenger train with about 130 passengers on board at Britomart Station, Auckland. Nobody was injured but there was damage to train and track. A machining defect…
Aviation TAIC inquiring into Airways NZ power outage, consequent loss of air traffic control
TAIC is inquiring into a power outage at the Airways New Zealand control centre in Christchurch on Monday 1 October 2019. The circumstances reported to date indicate that a fault in an uninterruptable power supply unit…