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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-310 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the area around the fasteners of the landing plate of the aileron access doors and the bottom skin panel of the wings, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the wings
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-101, -102, -103, -106, -201, -202, -301, -311, and -315 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a fuel leak caused by chafing of the APU fuel tube assembly, which could result in fire in the center wing area
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes (2004-15-08)
Usa - To ensure that fatigue cracking of certain structural elements is detected and corrected, and to ensure the structural integrity of affected airplanes
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes (2004-15-06)
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking in the primary structure of the nose of the airplane at the forward avionics bay (fuselage stations 4 to 11), which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe-146 and Avro 146-RJ series airplanes (2004-15-05)
Usa - To prevent air from the auxiliary power unit (APU) bay being ingested into the flight deck and passenger cabin resulting in poor air quality and, if the air is contaminated, possible incapacitation of the flightcrew and passengers
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model SAAB SF-340A series airplanes
Usa - To prevent a momentary loss of data on the left-hand electronic flight instrumentation system screens, which could lead to the pilot's loss of situational awareness during initial climb or approach/landing, and possibly result in reduced control of
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Civil aviationCameras in pilot cabin: FAA and NTSB disagree about the advisability of such measure
Washington, USA - According to NTSB, it would warrant more effective investigations in case of accidents while FAA would not consider it reliable
No agreement appears possible presently between US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) with reference to the proposal, put forward by this one, and aimed... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing for an East African's 767 at Rome-Fiumicino Airport
Fiumicino, Italy - Pilot realized immediately after taking off that left engine was burning
An East African’s Boeing 767-300ER performed an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport at 02:12 am today. Such procedure, which was successful, started when its pilot realized immediately after t... more
Civil aviationUnited Airlines: a flight towards Los Angeles from Sydney went back due to a bomb-alarm
Rome, Italy - It has been unveiled by a carrier's spokesman
The warning signal came after the finding of a paper indicating threats led the commander of the United flight 840 with 246 persons on board to decide of going back towards the Kingsford Smith Airport... more
Civil aviationUSA: a greater effort against the surface-to-air missiles which threaten air transport
Washington, USA - Electronic self-protection systems to be adopted for civil airplanes while Government will have to face missiles proliferation
Despite debates occurred regarding Israeli security programme (see for details AVIONEWS), the United States would be ready to perform a similar step towards the increase of protection degree for the airliners.... more
Civil aviationCollision risk over the skies checked by Skyguide
Berne, Switzerland - A disaster was risked for an Alitalia's aircraft and a V Bird's airplane over the air space checked by such Swiss company
Such information was recently unveiled by the competent authorities and it really appears delicate and important. It seems in fact that, around half July, two airplanes have risked to collide over France’s s... more
Civil aviationHijacking attempted on an Air China's flight
Beijing, China - The protagonist of the event has been arrested by Chinese Police
A hijacking was unsuccessfully performed today in China, on an Air China's flight. This aircraft, travelling from Beijing to Chansha, in the central area of the national territory, would have landed in... more
Civil aviationAlso problems in the security: a week after the September 11th was concurred the escape from the Usa to Bin Laden's relatives
Washington, Usa - Moreover new detections about the aircraft crashed in Pennsylvania tin the same day
According to the confirmed news from documents of Boston Logan's airport, one of the airports in which Bin Laden's relatives have made stop before leaving the USA, obtained and diffused from the Democratic... more
Civil aviationAttacks: worrying declarations on "Washington Times" of yesterday
Washington, Usa - Suspicious events on board of the airplanes
The American daily "Washinghton Times" cited yesterday on its pages testimonies of air-marshall and crews who denounce a series of suspicious episodes happened on board of airliners, among them two equivalent... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-120 series airplanes (2004-14-24)
Washington, Usa - To prevent restricted movement of the aileron or elevator, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-206B, PW-206C, PW-206E, PW-207D, and PW-207E turboshaft engines
Usa - To prevent critical rotating parts from exceeding published life limits, which could result in uncontained engine failure and possible loss of the helicopter
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon Aircraft Company model 390 airplanes
Usa - to detect, correct, and prevent such damage or improper clearance in the affected areas, which could result in failure of one or more of these systems
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-319/111, -112, -113, and -114; A-320/111, -211, -212, and -214; and A-321/111, -112, and -211 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent inadvertent deployment of the thrust reverser door, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 767 series airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct the propagation of fatigue cracks in the vicinity of oil cans on the web of the aft pressure bulkhead, which could result in rapid decompression of the passenger cabin, possible damage or interference with the airplane control
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (Embraer) model EMB-120 series airplanes (2004-14-25)
Washington, Usa - To prevent possible multiple avionics failures caused by a lightning strike, which could reduce the ability of the flightcrew to control the airplane
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Civil aviationSeptember 11: terrorists who attacked Pentagon had been detected by Washington Airport's cameras
Washington, USA - The movie was broadcasted yesterday by some American networks
Four out of five kamikaze-hijacking persons who controlled the American Airlines B-757/200 77 flight en route from Washington to Los Angeles with 58 passengers on board and 6 crew members, had been detected... more
Civil aviationTelephone call threatened air attempt: Eiffel Tower was evacuated yesterday
Paris, France - A kamikaze-aircraft should have hit the symbol of Paris
Fortunately it was a false alarm but, as a warning measure, the SNTE - the company which manages the famous iron tower - ordered the evacuation for some 4000 persons yesterday at about 03:30 pm, and they... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on The Cessna Aircraft Company model 525 airplanes
Usa - To correct this single-point failure in the electric pitch trim system, which will result in a runaway pitch trim condition where the pilot could not disconnect using the control wheel autopilot/trim disconnect switc
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-100, 747-200B, 747- 200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, and 747 SR series airplanes
Usa - To prevent fractured discharge heads, which could cause the fire extinguishing agent to leak, which could result in an uncontrolled engine fire that could spread to the strut and wing, or an uncontrolled auxiliary power unit (APU) fire that could s
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes; A-310 series airplanes; equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 or 4000 series engines (2004-14-17)
Washington, Usa - To prevent in-flight deployment of a thrust reverser, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-300 B4-600, B4-600R, C4- 605R Variant F, and F4-600R, and A-310 series airplanes (2004-14-08)
Usa - To prevent failure of the attachment system of the cargo insulation blankets, which could result in detachment and consequent tearing of the blankets, resulting in blanket pieces being ingested into and jamming the forward outflow valve of the pres
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-102, -103, and -106 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent increased roll forces due to cracking of the left and right aileron tab actuator arm channels, which could be interpreted by the pilot as a flight control problem and might lead to loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Stemme GmbH & Co. models S-10, S-10-V, and S-10-VT sailplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct incorrectly glued drive shafts, which could result in drive shaft failure
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 series airplanes
Usa - To detect forging defects of the MLG main fittings, which could lead to cracking and result in significant structural damage to the airplane and possible injury to the occupants
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Civil aviationFAA AD on The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., models PA-28-161, PA-28-181, PA-28R-201, PA-32R-301 (HP), PA-32R-301T, PA-32- 301FT, PA-32-301XTC, PA-34-220T, PA-44-180, PA-46-350P, and PA-46-500TP airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct inadequate control wheel attachment design features, which could result in loss of control of the ailerons and elevator
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-310 series airplanes (2004-13-24)
Usa - To prevent failure of the retaining ring on the pressure-off brakes (POBs) of the power control units of the slats and flaps, which could result in slat or flap blowback or runaway, with consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Rolls-Royce Corporation models 250-C28, -C28B, and -C28C turboshaft engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of power and uncommanded engine shutdown due to failure of third-stage turbine blades and shrouds
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-310 series airplanes (2004-14-06)
Usa - To detect and correct fatigue cracking and corrosion around and under chafing plates of the wing root between fuselage frame 36 and frame 39, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited model BAe 146 series airplanes and model Avro 146-RJ series airplanes
Usa - To prevent possible failure of the fuel quantity indication (FQI) system, which could cause the flightcrew to act on misleading information and possibly lead to in-flight fuel exhaustion
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-320/111, -211, -212, and -231 series airplanes (2004-14-09)
Usa - To prevent fatigue cracking of the lower surface panel on the wing center box, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model SAAB 2000 series airplanes
Usa - To prevent failure of the backup struts in the left and right nacelles due to fatigue cracking, which could result in loss of fail-safe redundancy in the design of the nacelle in terms of load capability, and consequent separation of the engine fro
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct premature cracking of the main fittings of the MLGs, which could result in failure of the fittings and consequent collapse of the MLGs during landing
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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) and DC-9-83 (MD-83) airplanes; and model MD-88 airplanes
Usa - To prevent uncommanded movement of the captain's and first officer's seats during takeoff and landing, which could result in interference with the operation of the airplane and consequent temporary loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationUsa: the controls on the passengers increase in the airports
Washington, Usa - But the "Capps II" system find the opposition of some air companies
The controls of the passengers in the American airports are more locked and is in review course the airport control program. To point "Capps II", a system that will control the personal data verify them... more
Civil aviationBlue Panorama's airplane lands at Fiumicino Airport with an engine afire (3): Ansv starts investigating
Fiumicino, Italy - Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder have been recovered by technicians investigating on this event
Even the Ansv (Italian National Agency for Flight Safety) has decided to start investigating on the technical problem which affected a Blue Panorama’s Boeing 767 this morning at Fiumicino Airport (see f... more
Civil aviationBlue Panorama's airplane lands at Fiumicino Airport with an engine afire (2): Enac starts investigating
Fiumicino, Italy - Engineers have already started the due analyses
Enac (Italian National Civil Aviation Agency) has decided to start investigating on the technical problem which affected this morning a Blue Panorama's Boeing 767, due to an engine afire which led the... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model MD-11 and -11F airplanes (2004-14-10)
Usa - To prevent arcing and heat damage to the attachment points of the main external and galley power receptacle ground wire, insulation blankets outboard and aft of the receptacle area, and adjacent power cables, which could result in smoke and fire in
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-330, A-340/200, and A-340/300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct excessive play of the eye-end of the piston rod of the elevator servo-controls, which could result in failure of the elevator servo-control
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Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-8-11, DC-8- 12, DC-8-21, DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, DC-8-43, DC- 8F-54, and DC-8F-55; DC-8-50, -60, -60F, -70 and - 70F series airplanes (2004-14-05)
Washington, Usa - To prevent uncommanded seat movement during takeoff and/or landing, which could result in interference with the operation of the airplane and consequent temporary loss of control of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes (2004-14-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the ailerons, and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationFAA AD on BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) model 4101 airplanes (2004-14-07)
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) to extend fully, which could result in reduced controllability of the airplane during landing
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 airplanes
Usa - To prevent failure of the main landing gear (MLG) downlock proximity sensors on the same MLG at the same time, which could result in the MLG's failure to extend during landing, and cause injury to flightcrew and passengers
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Civil aviationFAA AD on Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, and 1124A series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the skins of the rudder assembly, which could result in reduced structural capability of the rudder and reduced controllability of the airplane
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Civil aviationBlue Panorama's airplane lands at Fiumicino Airport with an engine afire
Fiumicino, Italy - The aircraft has immediately been evacuated after its emergency landing while flames have been put down
A Boeing 767 of Blue Panorama has performed this morning an emergency landing due to a technical problem suddenly occurred just after its takeoff. The airplane, leaving at 11:30 am towards the Havana (Cuba),... more
Civil aviationCollision risk occurred in March over London's sky
London, UK - RAF's aircraft carrying Prince Charles towards Madrid would have risked to collide with a civil airplane
British NATS ((National Air Traffic Service) has just recently unveiled some details regarding the collision risk, which would have involved a Royal Air Force's airlifter and an Airbus A-321 civil aircraft... more