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  Engine Alliance-powered A380s Hit With Another Fix

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 10:01 PM on Feb 06, 2013

  Degrading baffle plates are to blame for high pressure compressor (HPC) stage 7-9 spool damage reported on Engine Alliance GP7270s and GP7722s, a proposed FAA directive slated for ... Read More >>

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  FAA Directive Sheds Light On Emirates Engine Shutdown

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 12:32 PM on Jan 28, 2013

  An FAA directive out today seemingly sheds some light on the November 11, 2012 in-flight shutdown of an Engine Alliance GP7270 powering an Emirates A380. Notes the agency: We re... Read More >>

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  Airbus Sensor Challenges Force Mandate Reversal

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 10:47 PM on Dec 19, 2012

  Perhaps obscured by Monday's emergency order requiring Airbus narrowbody operators to adopt new flight crew procedures for handling multiple blocked angle of attack (AOA) sensors w... Read More >>

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  FAA: A330 Cargo Door 'Slamming' A Risk

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 10:09 AM on Jul 30, 2012

  FAA is warning Airbus A330 maintenance providers to exercise "extreme caution" around the plane's cargo doors to prevent sudden door movements that can damage the airframe.  ... Read More >>

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  EASA Mandates Fuel Tank Work For A318s, A319s, A320s

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 9:09 AM on Jul 19, 2012

  EASA issued an airworthiness directive (2012-0133) mandating installation of ground fault interrupters (GFI) on Airbus A318, A319, and A320 center fuel tank pump control systems as... Read More >>

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