Civil aviation
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker Model F27 Mark 050 Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent jamming, restricting, or binding of the elevators due to loose or missing fasteners, which could make the movement of the elevator difficult and decrease aerodynamic control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 162)] [Page 48793-48795] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co., Model 3410 Seats
Washington, USA - To prevent a seat belt from detaching due to a loose locknut and attachment bolt, which could result in injury to an occupant during emergency conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 23, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 163)] [Page 49326-49327] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationUS plane returned to Amsterdam: 12 persons arrested for "Suspect behavior"
Amsterdam, Netherlands - They would have used the mobile phones on board, interrogated by Dutch Police
12 people have been arrested by Dutch Police following the alert of yesterday in a flight Amsterdam-Bombay (India) of the US air company NOrthwest Airlines, that shortly after the take-off came back to... more
Civil aviationUS physicist launches an alarm for terrorist nuclear attacks
Erice, Italy - According to Richard Garwin within next 10 years it's possible to launch a nuclear terroristic attack in Occident
The terrible prevision has came Monday at the end of the 36th session of the "International Seminar about World Emergency" at Erice (Sicily). The author of the worrying hypothesis is the Us scientist Richard... more
Civil aviationSecurity on flights: Us and Ue study more severe rules
Washington, usa - The US proposal to control also the previous flights and the personal informations of passengers causes polemics
The proposal by the Us Secretary of National Security Department Michael Chertoff, for the security measures to take regarding the international flights after the failed terroristic attacks of last August... more
Civil aviationPolemics about security on Russian skies: too old planes
Moscow, Russia - The Tupolev 154 aircraft are the most used planes for domestic flights in Russia, but they have too many flight hours
After the air tragedy of Tupolev 154 with 170 deads, the first polemics are rising about the Tupolev reliability and about the risks for safety coming from the privatization process of air companies in... more
Civil aviationUS plane comes back to Amsterdam after an alarm on board
Amsterdam, Netherlands - It has been escorted by two Dutch fighters, some pasengers interrogated
A plane of the Us air company NOrthwest Airlines, departed from the airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol and directed to India, is come back this morning to the Dutch air station escorted by two F-16 fighters... more
Civil aviationIsrael-Lebanon (3): Israeli bombing at Lebanese boundary
Beirut, Lebanon - Truce at risk between the two States
It’s ever more at risk the truce between Israel and Lebanon reached 10 days ago. After that the Lebanese press agency "Nnà" reported the news about Israeli fighters flying over the south-west zone of Be... more
Civil aviationFalse bomb-alarm on flight Guangzhou -Sydney: Australian man arrested
Sydney, Australia - The man had written a note with threats, maybe for a love delusion
According to what retailed by Chinese media, an Australian citizen born in Hong KOng has been arrested by Chinese police for the false bombe-alert of last Monday in a plane of China Southern Airlines flying... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing Model 777-200, -300, and -300ER Series Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent arcing or sparking during a lightning strike at the interface between the bulkhead fittings of the engine fuel feed tube and the front spar inside the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48466] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFalse bomb-alarm at Luton airport yesterday
London, United Kingdom - A suspect message has been found yesterday on board during cleaning
Yesterday a suspect message has been found in an aircraft at London-Luton airport making start the alarm, one of the many of last days. At the moment of retrieval, as related by an airport source, there... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aerospatiale Model ATR-42/500 Airplanes and Model ATR-72/212A Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent interference between the upper closing rib and the rudder, which could result in a rudder jam and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48466-48470] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Sandel Avionics Incorporated Model ST3400 Terrain Awareness Warning System/Radio Magnetic Indicator (TAWS/ RMI) Units Approved Under Technical Standard Order(s) C113, C151a, or C151b; Installed on Various Small and Transport Category Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent a bearing error, which could lead to an airplane departing from its scheduled flight path, which could result in a reduction in separation from, and a possible collision with, other aircraft or terrain.
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48461-48463] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ, -135ER, -135KE, -135KL, and -135LR Airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP Airplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent improper torque of those screws, which in the case of a hard landing or a high deceleration impact condition could result in damage to the seat and possible subsequent injury to the passenger.
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)] [Page 48463-48465] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationDoes Israel impose the stop over in Amman for the flights directed to Beirut?
Beirut, Lebanon - The hypothesis has been made by the Arab press agency "Arab Monitor"
The Arab press agency "Arab Monitor" has retailed yesterday the news, set out by a source of an Italian press agency, according which Israel imposes to avery flight, also the civilian ones, directed to... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on the Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H Airplanes
Washington, USA - To detect and correct any incorrect torque values of the end fittings of flexible fuel hoses in the engine compartment, which could result in the loss of fuel flow and fuel leakage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47711-47714] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321 Airplanes
Washington, USA - To ensure that, in the event of an engine fire, the valve actuator functions properly to block the fuel flow to the engine and prevent an uncontrollable fire.
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47706-47707] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationAD FAA on the General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80 Series Turbofan Engines
Washington, USA - To detect and prevent cracks in the bottoms of the dovetail slots that could propagate to failure of the disk and cause an uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47717-47725] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10, S10-V, and S10-VT Sailplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent a loose bearing in the aileron control lever, which could result in separation of the aileron control system. Separation of the aileron control system could lead to loss of aileron control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47714-47717] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationIn the night new Israeli air raid to Gaza: hit an house of a refugee camp, two injured
Gaza, Gaza Strip - Incursions by land at the boundary by the Zionist Army, supported by Uavs
The Israeli Air Force has made this night an incursion in the Gaza Strip bombing an house in a refugee camp on the north of the area. This is what has been retailed by local sources. According to Israel... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on GROB-WERKE GMBH & CO KG Model G102 ASTIR CS Sailplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent cracks in the spherical locking bolt, which could result in failure of the horizontal stabilizer connection. This failure could lead to loss of control.
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47702-47706] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on B-N Group Ltd. BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2B, BN- 2T, and BN-2T-4R Series Airplanes
Washington, USA - To identify and correct an unsafe conditions on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 156)] [Page 46395-46396] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-1000S Sailplanes
Washington, USA - To prevent the rigging of the horizontal stabilizer without properly connecting the elevator, which, if not prevented, could lead to an inoperative elevator
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 156)] [Page 46393-46395] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135BJ Airplanes
Washington, USA - To detect and correct such discrepancies on the forward baggage compartment partition, which, in the event of a fire in the baggage compartment, could result in smoke propagating into the main cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47725-47727] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on the Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, and 1S1 Turboshaft Engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent in-flight engine shutdown and subsequent forced autorotation landing or accident
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 156)] [Page 46390-46393] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Agusta S.p.A. Model AB-139 helicopters
Washington, USA - Procedures for a detailed visual inspection for cracks on the tailpipes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Directorate Identifier 2006-SW-20-AD;... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MU-2B Series Airplanes
Washington, USA - To detect and correct improper adjustment of the flight idle fuel flow setting
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 160)] [Page 47697-47699] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationAD FAA on Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes
Washington, USA - To identify and correct an unsafe conditions on an aviation product
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 156)] [Page 46389-46390] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationCIA flights: the Austrian weekly newspaper "Profil" relates the deposition of two people seized in Jordan in 2002 and 2003
Vienna, Austria - One of their should have had contacts with Abu Omar
The Austrian weekly newspaper "Profil", in the number of today, relates the deposition of two persons seized by CIA in Jordan respectively in 2002 and 2003. The first deposition is that of Gamal Menshawi,... more
Civil aviationICAO: extraordinary meeting in September
Montreal, Canada - In order to talk about security emergency in air transport
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will meet from September 11 to 15 in Montreal, in order to talk about the terrorist threat recently raised by the thwarted plot of August... more
Civil aviationUSA: emerge the details about the hijacked flight in the Boston Airport
Boston, USA - "Terrified, not terrorist!"
The woman that two days ago has provoked the hijacking of the flight 923 United Airlines, left from London and directed to Washington, for her bizarre behaviour now risks severe conviction to have resisted... more
Civil aviationTerrorism alarm: airport in West Virginia evacuated
Huntington, West Virginia - Found a bottle maybe with explosive inside in the baggages of a woman passengers
It seems to be never-ending the terrorism alert in US airports. And neither the little air stations aer excluded by the alarms, real or false, that cause discomforts and flight delays. The last one to... more
Civil aviationAnti-explosive system of Switzerland studied by EU
Brusselles, Belgium - The EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini wants to quicken times of study
Among the many proposals emerged from the meeting of yesterday in London between the Interior Ministers of European Union there is also the one advanced by the Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini to adopt... more
Civil aviationUK: Frattini forecasts a series of operational anti-terrorism proposals in the meeting of the European Ministers in London
London, United Kingdom - Harmonizing the security measures in all the European Airports
One of the central subject of the European Ministers’ meeting that yesterday took place in London has been: harmonizing the security measures in all the European Airports. In the meeting also the Vice-President U... more
Civil aviationSixty-year-old woman panicked on board makes start the terrorism alarm
Boston, Usa - It's happened yesterday in a United Airlines flight, tha plane made an emergency landing at Boston
A nerve crisis that until a few time ago would had caused irritation or maybe hilarity, has sent on emergency the 182 passengers, 12 crew members of a United Airlines flight, as well as the civil and military... more
Civil aviationUK: reduced the restrictions the hand luggage on the flight
London, United Kingdom - Turned down the level of alert from "critical" to "grave"
The British government has retailed that since today, to passengers will be allowed to take a hand luggage on flight, prohibition removed following the turned down of the alert’s level from "critical" t... more
Civil aviationA project of non-hijackable airplanes
Paris, France - European researchers want to complete it within 2008
European researchers want to complete an ambitious program to fight menaces on board airplanes within 2008, through the creation of non-hijackable aircraft, endowed with a computer system able to detect... more
Civil aviationEU Commission: each State is responsable for air transport safety
Brussels, Belgium - AEA and ACI Europe stands for it
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) and the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) said they are satisfied about European Commission’s report which declared that protection of European c... more
Civil aviationEurocontrol: security alert in the United Kingdom
Brussels, Belgium - It was established in the early morning of yesterday
A security alert was established in the early morning of Thursday 10 August 2006 in the United Kingdom and, as a result, exceptional security measures were adopted to check airline passengers and their... more
Civil aviationArgentina: false alarm to the Ezeiza Airport of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Suspicious abandoned package into a ladies toilette
Around 11 a.m. of this morning, is released the bomb alert also in the international Ezeiza Airport of Buenos Aires, provoked by a suspicious abandoned package in one of the toilette of the airport. The... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent short circuit failures of certain AC contactors, which could result in arcing and consequent smoke or fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)] [Page 45364-45367] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-10-10, DC- 10-10F, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, DC-10-40, and DC-10-40F airplanes (2006-16-12)
Washington, Usa - To reduce the potential of ignition sources inside fuel tanks in the event of a lightning strike, which could result in fuel tank explosions, and consequent loss of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)] [Page 45368-45370] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-90-30 airplanes (2006-16-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent arcing on the in-tank side of the fueling valve during a lightning strike, which could result in an ignition source that could ignite fuel vapor and cause a fuel tank explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)] [Page 45370-45371] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-200B, 747-200C, 747- 200F, 747-300, and 747SR series airplanes (2006-16-10)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking or heat damage of the skin and internal structure of the engine struts, which could result in extensive damage to the engine struts and consequent possible separation of an engine from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)] [Page 45363-45364] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-700 and 737-800 series airplanes (2006-16-11)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct such cracking, which could result in more extensive fatigue cracking and lead to possible loss of cabin pressure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)] [Page 45367-45368] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationUK: foiled terrorist attack in London
London, United Kingdom - Joint operation between Scotland Yard and the Security Service MI5
This morning, the British police has foiled in the London area a terrorist attack having the purpose to "Shoot down more aircraft in flight, provoking the loss of a lot of human lives", has retailed John... more
Civil aviationA new terroristic cell has been dismantled in Morocco
Rabat, Morocco - 44 people have been charged to plan terroristic attempts on national territory
Morocco’s Territory Security General National Direction (DGCST) arrested 44 people, among which five military experts in explosive use, charged to plan terroristic attempts in their homeland. This new c... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on ATR-42 and ATR-72 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of a MLG, which could result in significant structural damage to the airplane and possible injury to the occupants
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: August 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 152)] [Page 44883-44885] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationAmerican Airlines Flight for Boston reverses for security reasons
London, United Kingdom - A name of the "No Fly List" among passengers
A Boeing 777 of the American Airlines in flight from London to Boston, with on board 240 passengers and 13 member of the crew, just after the take off has reversed and has returned in the Heathrow Airport... more
Civil aviationThe acts of Moussaoui process have been published on line
Washington, USA - Documents, photos and audio files concerning September 11 attacks
Alexandria Federal Court, Virginia, decided to publish on its web site almost all accusation and defense acts of the process against Zacarias Moussaoui, who were condamned on the field of terroristic attempts... more