“A stealthy electrical fault”
It was only following a four-hour interruption, around 2:45 p.m., that the nacelles resumed the air route towards the citadel. “It was a stealth electrical fault or, in other words, a bad contact comments Jean-Charles Dekeyser. Since this problem was not visible, neither to the eye nor on the dashboard, we took longer than expected to restart the machine. During the last security checks, the cable car was restarted following 30 minutes, even an hour. The teams must scrupulously follow a procedure. “Here, we didn’t notice anything abnormal. We even inspected the sensors on the pylons. There was nothing: no cables removed or cracks on the sensors. It’s a vicious problem because there is no “There is nothing visible. It is a false contact which, following several inspections, has disappeared.”
The most important thing for the person in charge of the cable car is to have quickly brought the visitors back to the mainland. “It is the priority of the procedure following carrying out some checks.” Those who had purchased a ticket during closing hours were taken to the citadel (or in the other direction) thanks to a system of shuttles.
Finally, Jean-Charles Dekeyser assures us that everyone’s safety is guaranteed. “A technician from the Poma company will be present on Monday to carry out additional checks.” The goal is obviously to find this false contact and avoid another paralysis of the cable car in the days and weeks to come.