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Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on British Aerospace model BAe 146 and model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracking of the outer links of the MLG side stays, which could result in failure of a side stay and consequent collapse of the landing gear
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 58)] [Page 15574-15577] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationPilot pushing and safety: the US case
Washington, USA - Competent authorities and experts making efforts to make the carriers understand that preventing accidents is cheaper than some delays
Pilot pushing and safety. AVIONEWS already analysed these matters taking the relevance of such phenomenon into account after the enforcement of EU Regulation 261/2004 in Europe (see for details AVIONEWS... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80A1/ A3 and CF6-80C2A Series Turbofan Engines, Installed on Airbus Industrie A-300/600 and A-310 Series Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent inadvertent thrust reverser deployment, which, if it occurs in-flight, could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13365-13368] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on The Cessna Aircraft Company models 172R, 172S, 182T, and T182T airplanes (2005-03-53R1)
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of airplane control due to incorrect or inadequate rigging of critical flight systems
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13356-13358] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767-200, -300, and -300F series airplanes (2005-06-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent flammable fluids from leaking onto parts of a hot exhaust system of a shut-down engine of an airplane on the ground, which could result in ignition of the flammable fluids and an uncontained fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13368-13370] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, and -300 series airplanes; and model 747SR and 747SP series airplanes (2005-06-11)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the upper deck floor beams at certain body stations due to fatigue cracking, which could result in rapid decompression and reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13353-13356] 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 Equipped With General Electric (GE) CF6-45 or -50 Series Engines (2005-06-09)
Washington, Usa - To prevent an excessive quantity of air from entering the fire zone that surrounds the engine, which, in the event of an engine fire, could result in an inability to control or extinguish the fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13347-13349] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Aircraft Company models 402C and 414A airplanes (2005-05-52)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking in the wing spars before the cracks grow to failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13362-13365] Header Information Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes (2005-06-08)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct a cracked bracket. Failure of this bracket, combined with failure of the horizontal beam, could result in collapse of the left part of the flight deck instrument panel, and consequent reduced controllability of the
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13345-13347] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fairchild Aircraft, Inc. SA-226 and SA-227 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the wing spar center web cutout area, which could result in structural failure of the wing spar
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13359-13362] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-100B, 747- 100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-300, 747SP, and 747SR series airplanes (2005-06-12)
Washington, Usa - To find and fix cracking in certain upper deck floor beams, which could extend and sever floor beams adjacent to the body frame and result in rapid depressurization and loss of controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 53)] [Page 13349-13353] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviation"Pilot pushing": risks for such a practice according to Capt. Renzo Dentesano
Rome, Italy - Some effects on the carrier's behaviour and the flight procedures after the enforcement of the EU Regulation 261/2004
"Pilot pushing", that is to say how to force pilots to carry on their flight activities regularly in order to avoid delays which would prove expensive for the airlines, when considering the recent enforcement... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-8 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To minimize the possibility of crank assembly failure when the assembly is exposed to abnormal load conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 52)] [Page 13092-13093] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-319, A-320, and A-321 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent oil vapor leakage from the APU AC generator, which, when combined with an electric arc at the electrical receptacle, could result in a fire or explosion in the APU compartment during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 52)] [Page 13094-13095] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 Airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent excessive wear of the gearboxes and subsequent movement or jamming of the engine throttle; movement of the throttle towards the idle position brings it close to the fuel shut-off position, which could result in an in-flight e
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 51)] [Page 12963-12966] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Boeing model 727 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent structural failure of the wing and fuel leaks in the airplane due to stress corrosion cracking of the wing spar chords
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 51)] [Page 13074] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757-200 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a single fault failure during flight, which could result in test patterns instead of the selected radio frequencies showing on the communications panel
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 50)] [Page 12790-12791] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-90-30 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the lamp holder power wire against the mounting bracket, and moisture intrusion into the lamp holders, which could result in failure of the lamp holders and consequent smoke and fire in the airplane cabin
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 50)] [Page 12791-12793] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (6): Alpi Eagles' view
Rome, Italy - "The carrier stands out compared to other airlines for its manuals as they are all written in English idiom"
AVIONEWS asked Dr. Gilberto Pepe from Alpi Eagles for deepening the matter concerning safety on board the Italian airline’s airplanes when considering the prospective presence of foreign personnel among t... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (5): Blue Panorama's view
Rome, Italy - "No linguistic backward during emergency cases, we are quite aiming on Italian pilots and we are granted with the TRTO certification"
AVIONEWS deepened together with Blue Panorama the matter related to safety in case of foreign pilots aboard the Italian carriers’ airplanes with reference to prospective problem occurring due to different l... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (4): ENAV's view
Rome, Italy - "No misunderstanding for communication between the traffic control centre and the cabin thanks to the standardized use of English idiom"
AVIONEWS asked ENAV (Italian National Air Traffic Control Agency) for explaining its view about the possible communication problems which could occur in case linguistic difficulties can affect the emergency... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (7): Air One's view
Rome, Italy - "No communication problems as English idiom is rigorously implemented"
AVIONEWS asked Air One for expressing its view about the presence of foreign pilots among the members of its crews, deepening the matter related to safety in case of linguistic differences, when considering... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (2): AVIONEWS interviewed Cap. Adalberto Pellegrino from ANSV
Rome, Italy - "Communication problems can occur in case of foreign crews leasing but only flight assistants suffer for it"
AVIONEWS interviewed Captain Adalberto Pellegrino from ANSV (Italian National Flight Safety Agency) with reference to the matters related to communication difficulties among the crew members in case of... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety: AVIONEWS interviewed Cap. Renzo Dentesano
Rome, Italy - "Idiom differences are lowered by the resort to English as the official language for control cabin operations, but cases of linguistic backward"
AVIONEWS interviewed Italian Captain Renzo Dentesano on the problem concerning the presence of foreign pilots operating on board the Italian carriers’ airplanes and the related effects for safety when c... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (3): ENAC's view
Rome, Italy - "The Agency is waiting for the results of a study being carried out by ICAO and regarding linguistic communication"
AVIONEWS asked ENAC (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) for making clear its point of view about the presence of foreign pilots aboard the airplanes owned by Italian carriers and the possible communication... more
Civil aviationForeign pilots and safety (8): final AVIONEWS' interview with Cap. Renzo Dentesano
Rome, Italy - "The problem of linguistic backward is a concrete one and Fiumicino and Ciampino often resorted recently to communication in Italian idiom even with commercial flights"
Cap. Renzo Dentesano provided the final answers regarding the problems related to the use of Italian idiom during flight operations, linguistic backwards and the presence of foreign pilots employed by... more
Civil aviationNorth Korea: "Possible increase of nuclear deterrence to ensure stability in Asia"
Pyongyang, North Korea - The announcement by the Communist regime just before the Rice's diplomatic mission intended to solve the North Korean nuclear matter
US State Secretary Condoleeza Rice is going to visit Asia soon in order to restart the talks chances aimed to definitively solve the North Korean nuclear matter. However, despite South Korean, Japanese,... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-2 and -3 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent additional uncontained failure of the LPT stage 1 disk, and possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 48)] [Page 12404-12406] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-600, -700, -700C, - 800, and -900 series airplanes (2005-05-18)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracks in the webs of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid decompression of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 48)] [Page 12410-12411] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-622R and A-300 F4- 622R airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent difficulty opening the forward doors, which could impede an emergency evacuation and result in injury to passengers or crewmembers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 48)] [Page 12402-12403] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dornier model 328-300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To find and fix discrepancies of the heat pack rotor assembly of the brake unit of the MLG and consequent loss of braking capability, which could result in the airplane overrunning the runway during take-off or landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 48)] [Page 12406-12408] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter France model EC 155B and EC 155B1 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of a door during flight and damage to the helicopter, resulting in a forced landing or loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 48)] [Page 12408-12410] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationCommunication from Bin Laden to al-Zarqawi has been intercepted
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Meanwhile experts are talking over airport security at Dubai
Today the two-days convention over air transport security at Dubai, organized by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), hosting security experts from across the Middle East, is going to... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes (2005-05-17)
Washington, Usa - To prevent unsafe levels of current or energy from entering the fuel tank, due to hot short faults or threat conditions associated with the safe side harness assembly, which could result in a fire or explosion of the fuel tank
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 48)] [Page 12401-12402] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationNew threats to US aviation
Washington, USA - Now Al-Qaeda targets are helicopters, private planes and charters
The American press unveils a report from FBI and Department of Homeland Security forecasting new risks for US aviation. Terrorists could steal or hire airplanes in small airports in order to perform their... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Airbus model A-330, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes (2005-03-12)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue failure of certain frame stiffener fittings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 12119)] [Page 12119] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Boeing model 767-200 and -300 series airplanes (2005-03-11)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane and possible damage or interference with the airplane control systems that penetrate the bulkhead, and con
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12119] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, -100B, -100B SUD, -200B, -200C, -200F, and -300; and model 747SP and 747SR; equipped with Pratt and Whitney model JT9D-3 or -7 series engines (2005-05-07)
Washington, Usa - to detect and correct fatigue cracking of the web bulkhead, and consequent loss of the load path of the bulkhead at nacelle station 180, which when combined with the loss of the midspar load path, could result in the in-flight separatio
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12115-12117] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R, and model C4-605R Variant F airplanes; and model A-310; equipped with certain Honeywell Inertial Reference Units (IRU) (2005-05-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent an airplane from deviating from the runway centerline, and possibly departing the runway
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12117-12119] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes (2005-05-12)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct corrosion of the aft fuselage frames, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12124-12125] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 727 airplanes (2005-05-19)
Washington, Usa - To prevent structural failure of the wing and fuel leaks in the airplane due to stress corrosion cracking of the wing spar chords
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12120-12124] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100B SUD, -300, -400, and -400D series airplanes (2005-05-08)
Washington, Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the fuselage frame to tension tie joints, which could result in severing of the tension ties and consequent rapid decompression of the airplane fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12113-12115] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 series airplanes (2005-05-10)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the elevator "G" weight support structure with possible consequent jamming of the right-hand elevator servo tab and reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)] [Page 12125-12127] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFood as the major accused for infections aboard civil airplanes
Washington, USA - It even outstrips problems generated by airing, according to some US researchers
According to a recent research carried out in the United States, the major source of infections on board the commercial aircraft would not be airing but meals offered by the carriers. The civil aircraft’s a... more
Civil aviationUnexploded bombs: 90 countries involved by this problem all over the world
London, UK - Some armed movements would be able to produce new explosive material by resorting to non-detonated bombs and mines
Some non-governmental organizations released recently in Great Britain a report on bombs which remained unexploded following war operations. It seems that an overall amount of 90 countries would be affected... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney JT9D-59A, -70A, -7Q, and -7Q3 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the HPT second stage airseal due to cracks in the knife-edges, which if not detected, could result in uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 46)] [Page 11844-11846] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the plastic lens protection grids from breaking away and exposing the lens as a source of fire, which could lead to fire damage to the aircraft systems and structure, and expose the passengers and crew to hazardous quantit
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 46)] [Page 11848-11850] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce plc models RB211 Trent 768- 60, Trent 772-60, and Trent 772B-60 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent a possible dual-engine in- flight surge, which could result in dual engine power loss
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 45)] [Page 11536-11539] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eagle Aircraft (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. model Eagle 150B airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent binding of the co-pilot rudder pedal assembly due to premature wear of the bushing, which could result in loss of co-pilot rudder and brake control
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: March 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 46)] [Page 11846-11848] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationHelicopters and Awacs on Madrid meeting
Madrid, Spain - The second day of works at Summit on democracy, security and terrorism
Yesterday the Summit on democracy, security and terrorism has been inaugurated in an armoured Madrid that is remembering the first anniversary of trains’ attacks happened in March 11, 2004 (see for details A... more