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Post by peter on Jun 22, 2014 21:14:54 GMT 1
From the runwaygirlnetwork:
Now what. Is this for real? Will all doors need to be replaced or only the seals as was mentioned upthread.
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Post by XWB on Jun 22, 2014 21:26:50 GMT 1
The article says the doors will have to be modified or replaced. I guess nobody knows the real answer.
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Post by vlafollower on Jun 23, 2014 18:03:43 GMT 1
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Post by 22wheeler on Jul 16, 2014 19:13:34 GMT 1
All doors affected.Will translate it little later... www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Airbus-will-alle-A380-Tueren-ueberpruefen-lassen,airbus1096.html Airbus plans to inspect all A380 doors .The aircraft manufacturer may have greater problems with leaky cabin doors of the wide-body jets than previously thought. Now all the doors of the previously delivered 140 machines have to be removed and checked. This was reported in the journal Hamburg NDR Television. Problems had been reported from 3 different airlines in the last few months. In one incident at Singapore Airlines in January 2014 cabin door had become leaky during the flight. The cabin depressurized, oxygen masks for passengers were released and the aircraft had to land at an alternate airport in Azerbaijan. For safety reasons Airbus now decided to remove,inspect and rework all doors. Sorry,from now on only googel translation: Each A380 has 16 doors that need to be tested and developed. This means for the airlines may several weeks downtime for the affected machines. Lufthansa, which currently has twelve machines of the type A380 in use, confirmed to the Hamburg Journal the problems. Among the possible effects on the flight plan, they could still do at the present time no information. Probably you'll have older machines type 747 longer in service, in order to avoid possible bottlenecks. Airbus spokesman said: "No Security Problem" An Airbus spokesman responded to the report of the Hamburg Journal and said on Wednesday at the air show in British Farnboroughda, the long-term sealing and weather hood would be exchanged at each door. The parts showed premature fatigue. The replacement of parts will make possible to the regular maintenance of the jets, which is due every six years, Airbus. The first A380 specimens that were delivered in 2007, have now exceeded this threshold. "We have analyzed 400 doors of the oldest machines and about every tenth of action discovered," the spokesman said. But if it were not a security problem. Goals are not in danger Despite the problems the Group to deliver new A380 this year and next, 30 and from 2015 to write to the flyer gains expected. These objectives are not in danger, although Airbus bear the cost of the solution of the door problems.
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Post by XWB on Jul 16, 2014 20:16:24 GMT 1
Well, unlike the wing crack, it's not a safety issue. Just an annoying issue for the airline. No need for sarcasm: new doors can be ordered and delivered to the maintenance facility. Aircraft parts are being replaced all the time. And sure, the doors are not cheap, but we're talking about a few doors only. Come on.The Baku incident with loss of cabin pressure was a safety issue. Well, Airbus says "it's a comfort issue, not a safety issue". www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-airshow-britain-airbus-group-a-idUSKBN0FL24A20140716If there was a real safety issue, the EASA would ground the fleet.
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Post by 22wheeler on Jul 16, 2014 20:43:26 GMT 1
To my mind we are talking about a fatigue issue.There will be an EASA AD later.Time will tell...
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Post by XWB on Jul 16, 2014 21:10:44 GMT 1
There will be an EASA AD later Of course. And the EASA and FAA websites are full of airworthiness directives. It goes from small items to larger issues. Most of them can be addressed during regular maintenance. Even the wing crack did not require A380 fleets to be grounded. Therefore I suspect the doors can be replaced during scheduled maintenance to minimize downtime.
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Post by 22wheeler on Jul 16, 2014 21:28:25 GMT 1
XWB,you are a wonderful moderator and i think you love the A380. I'm LAME (incl A380) and i don't like the bird.
So we have little different opinion of the situation.Fair enough.
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Post by Baroque on Jul 16, 2014 22:28:05 GMT 1
Would this be a reason for AAB's reluctance to take delivery?
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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 17, 2014 0:27:47 GMT 1
Sorry 22wheeler what would LAME mean?... I'm surprised you don't like the A380, just being curious can I ask why?...
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