Qantas signed off on repairs: engineers

Malaysian Airlines has defended its maintenance of Qantas aircraft, saying experts from the Australian carrier signed off on all repairs.
A Qantas jet grounded in Melbourne on Thursday because of noise from an air-conditioning fault was the same plane that returned from routine maintenance in Malaysia two months ago with 95 defects, News Ltd reported.

The Canberra-bound Boeing 737 jet returned to the terminal and passengers were
transferred to another plane, finally leaving Melbourne 90 minutes later, just
before 1pm (AEST) Thursday.
A Qantas spokeswoman said QF850 had problems with an air-conditioning duct unit
while taxiing towards the runway.
The original faults on the aircraft included a galley that was so badly installed it
was a fire risk and gave a flight attendant an electric shock, News Ltd reported.
But Malaysia Airlines senior general manager Mohammed Roslan Ismail said Qantas had
12 personnel attached to its engineering and maintenance service in Malaysia.
"All the highlights were rectified, to the satisfaction of the Qantas team, before
aircraft delivery to Australia," he said in a statement.
"With regards to the 'string of faults' that were reported in the media, (Malaysia
Airlines) investigated and established that these were unsubstantiated.
"This is based on the fact that all these aspects were originally checked and found
to be free from defect during the maintenance check and test flight, with the
concurrence from the Qantas team."
He said in the case of the flight attendant being given an electric shock, Malaysian
engineers had found the root cause of the problem.
"We are fully committed to executing all aspects of aircraft engineering maintenance
with no compromise to safety and security, as well as meeting the expectations of
both our customers and the global regulatory authorities that have recognised our
competencies," he said.