ATW Plus

EASA to issue AD on A380 after new cracks found

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) today on the Airbus A380 after new cracks were found in wing brackets this week.

Qantas’s first Airbus A380, christened the Nancy-Bird Walton (shown here), suffered an uncontained engine failure after taking off from Singapore Nov. 4, 2010. By Geoffrey Thomas The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) today on the Airbus A380 after new cracks were found in wing brackets this week. Earlier this month, Airbus engineers carrying out repairs on the Qantas (QF) A380 that suffered an uncontained engine explosion in late ...

Subscribe to Access this Entire Article

"EASA to issue AD on A380 after new cracks found" is part of ATW Plus, our online premium membership. Subscribing will provide you access to exclusive news, carefully researched airline financial, fleet and traffic data, plus the option to receive our popular, award-winning print magazine. To learn more, click here. If viewing via ATW Mobile, please login and click "Read web article" to view fully. Questions? ATWPlus@penton.com.

Already registered? here

Please or Register to post comments.

Sign-up to receive our complimentary newsletter

ATW On-Location

Visit ATW at the Paris Air Show!
Booth:  Hall 3, Stand A-2


View all ATW On-Location

Recent comments

ATWOnline Marketplace - Buy a Link Now