KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 -- Malaysia's aviation regulator found organisational deficiencies at Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. during a routine audit days before a fatal helicopter crash in Sarawak, though officials emphasised that the findings were not directly linked to the accident.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke, addressing Parliament today, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) recorded three audit findings and three observations during a surveillance audit from September 1 to September 4, including issues of manpower planning calculations, maintenance handover records, and emergency response documentation.

The audit was a routine yearly assessment for CAAM to consider Layang-Layang Aerospace's application to renew t...