allardjd 1,853 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Airbus A380 Superjumbo Hit by Another Fault http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/engineering/9088801/Airbus-A380-superjumbo-hit-by-another-fault.html The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is now considering an "airworthiness directive" requiring Airbus to replace the aluminium rivets with titanium fasteners." EASA said: "During an engineering review, it has been identified that six aluminium rivets... are not in compliance with the certification requirements. Fatigue analysis has shown that while structure limit load capability is still ensured, it may not support ultimate load." This means that while the rivets would be able to withstand loads experienced during flight, the safety agency has concerns that in the event of an in-flight emergency they could fail. This is certainly not a serious setback - replacing a half-dozen rivets on each of about 70 operating AC, even using costly titanium, isn't going to severely tax the Busboys or the AC operators. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,488 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Ah well, nothing and no-one is perfect, I wonder what part of the aircraft it was? Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Let's see how many errors are found in the Dreamliner 787 when it is finished Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 I wonder what part of the aircraft it was? Forward fuselage, right at the junction of the fuselage and radome. John Link to post Share on other sites
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