Civil aviation
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Civil aviationNew model for funding air safety in Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland - To be completed in Autumn 2006
The FOCA, Federal Office for Civil Aviation, will regulate a new model for funding air safety in Switzerland and it is expected to be completed in Autumn 2006. The FOCA had sent a report to the CTT, Transport... more
Civil aviationIsrael: North Korean nuclear programme agreement is only a partial one
Tel Aviv, Israel - Fear about North Korean missile technology provided to countries such as Iran and Egypt remains
Despite the agreement achieved on the North Korean nuclear programme (see for details AVIONEWS) and in spite of doubts and following confirmation about the concrete go-ahead by Pyongyang of the related... more
Civil aviationCongo-Brazzaville prohibited Antonov 24 to fly its air space
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo - Ban is not valid for the AN-26 cargo planes
Misna News Agency reported that the Government of Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) would have prohibited its air space to Antonov 24 passenger planes, that in recent times have been involved in several... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CT7-5, -7, and -9 series turboprop engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent stage 2 aft cooling plate separation, resulting in uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 180)] [Page 54835-54837] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Lycoming Engines AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360, AEIO-540, IO-540, O-540, and TIO-540 Series Reciprocating Engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the crankshaft, which could result in total engine power loss, in-flight engine failure, and possible loss of the aircraft
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 179)] [Page 54618-54622] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the loss of a DSB or underwing midspar fitting load path, which could result in the transfer of loads and motion to other areas of a strut, and possible separation of a strut and engine from the airplane during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 179)] [Page 54612-54616] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Turbomeca Arrius 2 F turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent an uncommanded engine in-flight shutdown on a single-engine helicopter, resulting in a forced autorotation landing or an accident
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 179)] [Page 54622-54624] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-9-14, DC-9- 15, and DC-9-15F airplanes; DC-9-20, DC-9- 30, DC-9-40, and DC-9-50 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks in the shock strut cylinder of the MLG, which could result in a collapsed MLG during takeoff or landing, and possible reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 179)] [Page 54616-54618] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationNorth Korea: nuclear military programme cancelled
Pyongyang, North Korea - The USA, Russia, China, Japan and South Korea promised economic and oil support in exchange
Some two years with hard and intense talks proves necessary to achieve such a result, but finally the six-nations negotiations involving the United States, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea... more
Civil aviationCameroon Airlines: France-African state routes restored by Air Italy
Paris, France - Passengers diverted on the basis of a temporary agreement and following the French DGCA's go-ahead
Cameroon Airlines was allowed by French authorities to resume its operational activities yesterday, at least by the resort to an Air Italy airline’s aircraft. This decision was considered following talks b... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracked or fractured thrust links that could lead to the loss of the load path for the rear engine mount bulkhead and damage to other primary engine mount structure, which could result in the in-flight separation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 178)] [Page 54474-54477] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company model 390 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the rudder pedal arm assemblies caused by fatigue cracks
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 178)] [Page 54472-54474] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationTurkey: Onur Air's airplane went out of the the runway in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey - No damage for the vehicle and all passengers on board proved safe
A Turkish airline Onur Air’s MD-88 airplane went out of the runway immediately after its landing at Istanbul Airport today. The civil aircraft arrived from Turkish Kayseri city. Pilot would not have s... more
Civil aviationUnited Airlines (2): landing carried out safely
Tokyo, Japan - No passengers were reported injured
United Airlines plane forced to return back because of smoke in the cabin, has landed without problems at Tokyo’s Narita Airport at 2:20am local time. No passengers, but how many they were is still uncertain, w... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, - 800, and -900 series airplanes (2005-18-23)
Washington, Usa - To prevent corrosion and subsequent moisture ingress into the electrical connectors, which could result in an electrical short and consequent incorrect functioning of critical airplane systems essential to safe flight and landing plane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54253-54258] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-340/200 and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent this miscalculation, which, if combined with high takeoff weight, too-short runway length, and high altitude and temperature of the airport, could result in inability of the flightcrew to abort the takeoff in a safe manner
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54251-54253] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Aerospatiale model ATR-42/500 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent discrepancies between the elevator trim tab control rod and the forward edge of the lower skin of the elevator, which could result in reduced control of the elevator and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54249-54251] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) model EMB-110P1 and EMB-110P2 airplanes (2005-19-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracks from emanating from corrosion pits in the NLG rotating cylinder assembly, which could result in failure of the NLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54244-54247] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) model ERJ-170 airplanes (2005-19-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the hydraulic pressure pipes, which could result in failure of hydraulic system 1 or 2 or both, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54247-54248] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes (2005-18-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of the capability of the cabin floor and seat track structure to support the airplane interior inertia loads under emergency landing conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54242-54244] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (EMBRAER) model ERJ-170 airplanes (2005-19-01)
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the hydraulic pressure pipes, which could result in failure of hydraulic system 1 or 2 or both, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 177)] [Page 54247-54248] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAe Systems (Operations) Limited model ATP airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of certain structural elements, which could adversely affect the structural integrity of these airplanes
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 176)] [Page 53915-53917] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company models 1900, 1900C, 1900C (C-12J), and 1900D airplanes (2005-18-21)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct any looseness in the elevator hinge support attachments, which could result in binding of the elevator control system. This elevator binding could lead to loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 176)] [Page 53910-53912] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company model 390 Premier 1 airplanes (2005-18-22)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct chafing conditions in the engine installation, which could result in leaking flammable fluids near an ignition source. This failure could lead to fire damage or loss of airplane control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 176)] [Page 53912-53914] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationNATO: Defence Ministers' meeting in Berlin
Berlin, Germany - No analysis on weapons of mass destruction proliferation and disarmament despite the existance of the North Korean and Iranian nuclear matters
A meeting gathering Defence Ministers from the various NATO state members is being held in Berlin today. The Atlantic Alliance intends analyse the situation concerning its world role and managing particularly... more
Civil aviationThailand: five Phuket Air YS-11 grounded for safety reasons
Bangkok, Thailand - Airline's fleet is made up of secondhand planes
Thailand’s Transport Minister, Pongsak Raktapongpaisal, ordered to ground five NAMC YS-11 planes belonging to Phuket Air carrier. Two days before, one of them skidded off a runway in a Northern airport w... more
Civil aviationFAA (Revision) AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 884B, 892, 892B, and 895 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent multiple LPC fan blade failures due to cracks, which could result in uncontained engine failure and possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 175)] [Page 53725-53728] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the fuel and hydraulic tubes, which could lead to fuel and/or hydraulic fluid leakage in the engine nacelle area and consequent fire or explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53558-53560] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F27 Mark 200, 400, 500, and 600 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure that the rotary knobs are not inadvertently moved to the shut position, which could result in fuel starvation to both engines and consequent inability to maintain controlled flight and landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53556-53558] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hartzell Propeller Inc. propellers (2005-18-12)
Washington, Usa - To detect corrosion and mechanical damage that can cause failure of a propeller, which could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53543-53547] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Goodrich De-icing and Specialty Systems "FASTprop" Propeller De-icers (2005-18-20)
Washington, Usa - To prevent Goodrich "FASTprop" propeller de-icers from detaching from the propeller blade, resulting in damage to the airplane, and possible injury to passengers and crewmembers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53550-53554] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777 airplanes (2005-18-51)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the OPS from using data from faulted (failed) sensors, which could result in anomalies of the fly-by-wire primary flight control, autopilot, auto-throttle, pilot display, and auto-brake systems
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53547-53550] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757 airplanes (2005-18-18)
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing between the wire bundle and the structure of the aft fairing, which could result in electrical arcing and subsequent ignition of flammable vapors and possible uncontrollable fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53554-53556] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet model Falcon 10 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent collapse of the flexible hoses in the slat anti-icing system, which could lead to insufficient anti-icing capability and, if icing is encountered in this situation, could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53540-53543] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationIndonesia grounded 4 B-737 planes
Medan, Indonesia - The Government has intensified safety checks after Mandala plane crash
Indonesian air transport authorities have decided to ground 4 Boeing 737-200 aircraft belonging to four unnamed airlines after the accident involving the Mandala Airlines B-737 occurred last September... more
Civil aviationProblems with engine forced a Northwest Airlines plane to land
Washington, USA - Some passengers wondered whether the problems may have been caused by mechanics strike
A Northwest Airlines plane has been forced to an emergency landing due to a mechanical trouble with an engine and landing gear last Saturday. The US carrier’s DC-9 was flying from Memphis, Tennessee, t... more
Civil aviationScare aboard a Corsair flight
Paris, France - A Boeing was forced to change the route shortly after the takeoff
Passengers on a French plane en route from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe to Paris, got scared last Saturday when the Corsair Boeing 747-400 has been forced to come back an hour from takeoff, French... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First: operational activities started again for one of the two aircraft
Pantelleria, Italy - The turboprop which suffered for problem on one of its two engines is instead still grounded
One of the two Italy First’s ATR-42 commercial regional airplanes forced to stay on the ground for repairing activities following two different failures which affected their operational lifecycle starting l... more
Civil aviationUSA: special courses against hijacking for flying personnel
Washington, USA - Effectiveness must still be assessed but competent authorities ensured that significant results will be shown
US TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is expected to ensure the implementation of a series of security measures in the US air transport sector, with reference in particular to airlines personnel... more
Civil aviationDemocratic Republic of Congo: 35 airlines have been suspended
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Transport Minister to have a strong hand following recent events
After the emergency landing performed by a Twin Otter plane, the second one in few days occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the Antonov AN-26’s accident happened last September 5, T... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF34-3A1 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To impose life limits on these HPT rotating components to prevent low cycle fatigue (LCF) cracking and failure of those components, which could result in uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 173)] [Page 53295-53296] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First performed a re-entry procedure towards Trapani Airport (2): a 737 Air One to temporarily serve the social routes
Trapani, Italy - Meanwhile, Bari and Palermo's attorneys prove satisfied about the first results of the investigation on the ATR-72 Tuninter accident thanks to coordination
Social routes linking Trapani Airport to Pantelleria and Lampedusa will be temporarily served by an Air One’s Boeing 737 as this carrier traditionally resorts to Italy First’s ATR-42s which are currently gro... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., model 1124 and 1124A airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the electrical bundles in the overhead circuit breaker panel, which could result in a short circuit and consequent fire and smoke in the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53058-53060] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes and model 767 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent display of "old" or expired ATC clearance messages on the CDU of subsequent flights, which could result in the airplane entering unauthorized airspace or following a flight path that does not provide minimum separation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53053-53056] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-340/200 and A-340/300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent reduced structural integrity of the pylon-to-engine attachment bolts on the pyramid forward fitting, which could result in separation of an engine from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53051-53053] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 2000EX airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a runway overrun in the event of loss of braking function, which could result in injury to passengers or flightcrew and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53056-53058] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First performed a re-entry procedure towards Trapani Airport
Trapani, Italy - Due to the light from an indicator leading Captain to decide to go back to the departure air station yesterday
An Italy First airlines’ ATR-42 with about 20 passengers aboard and bound for Lampedusa performed a re-entry procedure towards its departure air station (Trapani) yesterday, following the light on one o... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of the support beam of the MLG from the rear spar, which could cause cracking of the MLG support fitting and a consequent leak in the wing fuel tank or collapse of the MLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)] [Page 52899-52902] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct chafing of the electrical cables of the spoiler and brake pressure sensor unit on both sides of the wing root, which could result in loss of the flight control system and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)] [Page 52902-52903] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationBlack list: EU Commission meeting experts to set it
Brussels, Belgium - A meeting scheduled on today with the first exchange of views on the delicate matter concerning flight safety
A meeting by European Commission together with experts in air transport safety coming from all the European Union’s state members is scheduled on today. The purpose is the one of performing an exchange o... more