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EASA plans to issue an AD on Thales-made Pitot tubes

Cologne, Germany - Installed on Airbus A-330 and A-340 aircraft

"The European Aviation Safety Agency plans to propose an Airworthiness Directive mandating that all Airbus A330/A340 aircraft currently fitted with Thales Pitot probes must be fitted with at least two Goodrich probes, allowing a maximum of one Thales BA type probe to remain fitted on the aircraft (each aircraft is equipped with 3 Pitot tubes). The older Thales probes of the type AA would no longer...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107910
Rome, Italy, 07/31/2009 16:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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