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Post by a380fanclub on Oct 10, 2019 14:09:23 GMT 1
The issue reported bij FlightGlobal is a different one: it involved trailing edge and trailing edge devices, the July AD involved the rear spar. ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/19-187
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vhaq
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Post by vhaq on Oct 10, 2019 16:36:30 GMT 1
That's quite a problem right there. I remember Qatar's CEO Akbar Al Baker said the following about the A380's wings: “The A380’s structure can take another 100 tons. It would have been better if they had tailor-made the wing to suit the size of the airplane. Which means you would have taken so much weight off the wing that you would have been able to make it very fuel-efficient and then it would have been a perfect airplane.” Source: www.airlineratings.com/news/qatars-al-baker-a380-failed/
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Post by philidor on Oct 11, 2019 16:56:55 GMT 1
Well, the A380 design trade-offs are now part of Airbus' history. We all know that the 'right' aircraft would have been the A380-900 (which the A388 wings were sized for), which unfortunately was never built for lack of demand ...
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Post by a380fanclub on Dec 16, 2022 14:06:01 GMT 1
ATW reports on the latest wing crack issue, found on aircraft that are relatively young. The issue covers the outer rear spar between ribs 33-49 and inner front spar between ribs 8-14. Emirates has four aircraft in repair, including EDQ in Toulouse. The issue is different from the wing rib feet problem in 2013:
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Post by a380fanclub on May 18, 2023 21:56:26 GMT 1
Interesting story on Aviation Week about the latest wing crack issue on the A380: cracks are forming in aircraft stored under high temperatures, when hydrogen formation affects the aluminum alloy.
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Post by a380fanclub on Mar 11, 2024 19:29:23 GMT 1
More wing issues: not only the outer spars of A380s in long storage have developed cracks, but also the rib feet. EASA intends to issue a new AD. Affected are aircraft up to MSN099, so Emirates EEB:
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