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Civil aviationFAA AD on Saab model Saab SF-340A and Saab 340B series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the elevator and aileron trim-tab bearings from coming loose, which could result in excessive play in the elevator and aileron trim systems, and reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 214)] [Page 64482-64483] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationPentagon warned about the MANPADS
Washington, USA - There would be some 6000 portable surface-to-air missiles out of the governmental arsenals all over the world
Pentagon warned about the risk represented for the worldwide civil aviation by the MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defence System). The portable surface-to-air missiles considered as out of the governmental... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Grob-Werke model G-120A airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct any disbonding/crack in the area between the vertical stabilizer main spar and nearby stabilizer skin, which could result in possible structural failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 213)] [Page 64251-64253] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Gulfstream model GV and GV-SP series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the electrical wires of the wiring harness against the crew oxygen bottle, which could result in electrical shorting and possible fire in the underfloor structure of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 213)] [Page 64255-64258] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400 and -400D series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent ceiling panels from falling into the passenger cabin area in the event of failure of certain latch assemblies on the ceiling panels, which could result in consequent injury to the flightcrew and passengers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 4, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 213)] [Page 64253-64255] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationSwitzerland: risk of collision at the Zurich-Kloten Airport
Zurich, Switzerland - An airplane would have suddenly climbed again during landing while another aircraft was about to complete the takeoff procedure
A collision between a Swiss International Air Lines' Avro 100 and an Emirates' Airbus A-330 was avoided at the Swiss Zurich-Kloten Airport on last October 31. Whereas the Jumbolino was about to complete... more
Civil aviationRussia: details on the Israeli nuclear arsenal
Moscow, Russia - According to an analyst of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Israel would own some 150-200 nuclear warheads
Vladimir Novikov, an expert from the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, would have stated during a conference dedicated to the theme of the nuclear proliferation in the Middle Eastern area, that... more
Civil aviationIAEA: "Iran has not nuclear technology for military deployment"
Teheran, Iran - It is what the Agency would be about to state officially though it admitted that the industrial effort is an extortionate one
Representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be about to unveil officially that the investigation performed for the Iranian nuclear plants under development, would not show... more
Civil aviationSwitzerland: an exercise against terrorism
Berna, Switzerland - In order to verify operational and strategical procedures and collaboration of internal and external services
Yesterday in Berna, within an exercise against terrorism, a kidnapping has been simulated: the hostage taking has been carried out by a group that asked for the liberation of some political fellows prisoner... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400 and -400F series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent cracked/fractured side guide support fittings in the lower lobe cargo compartments, which could result in unrestrained cargo shifting in flight and damaging the airplane structure or systems, and consequent reduced
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 211)] [Page 63443-63445] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent diminished control of the airplane in turbulence or total loss of roll control for the affected wing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 211)] [Page 63439-63440] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH model EC-135 P1, P2, T1, and T2 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the strut and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 211)] [Page 63442-63443] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bell Helicopter Textron Canada model 206L-1 and 206L-3 helicopters
Washington, Usa - To detect loose adjustable stop screws, that could result in limiting the travel of the cyclic and collective arm assembly, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: November 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 211)] [Page 63440-63442] 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 detect and correct fatigue cracking of the wing trunnion fittings or adjacent structure, which could result in failure of the main landing gear, consequent damage to surrounding structure, and possible loss of control of the plane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 209)] [Page 63053-63054] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on MD Helicopters, Inc. model 600N helicopters
Usa - To prevent failure of the fuselage Station 75 control support bracket assembly (control support bracket) and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 209)] [Page 63054-63055] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationItalian-Russian cooperation for dismantling mass destruction weapons
Moscow, Russia - Russian Government is ready to start the related procedures with the Italian contribution
Russia is waiting for getting together with Italy a wide dismantling process started with reference to the weapon systems endowed with a nuclear and chemical warhead. The effort was based on an agreement... more
Civil aviationTons of explosive disappeared in Iraq: Pentagon puts forward the first explanation
Washington, Usa - Such material could have been transferred after an order by Saddam Hussein before the US forces arrived
After the denounce of the disappearance of tons of explosive material from an Iraqi depot (see for details AVIONEWS), the current US Government wonders about the causes which could have somehow determined... more
Civil aviationUSA: warning to North Korea against the export of missile technology
Washington, USA - The Asian country would be still considered as a serious threat for the international security
The United States have commented again regarding the nuclear proliferation risk represented by the North Korean programmes. After the relaunch of the diplomatic talks in order to try to face this situation... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 747-400, -400D, and -400F series airplanes equipped with General Electric (GE) or Pratt & Whitney (P&W) series engines
Washington, Usa - To address the identified unsafe condition
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 208)] [Page 62803-62805] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dornier model 328-100 and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the failure of critical ice protection systems following a lightning strike, which could result in reduced controllability and degraded performance of the airplane in the event of an encounter with icing conditions
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 208)] [Page 62805-62806] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent disconnection of an air supply duct, which, if combined with failure of a bulkhead check valve, could result in rapid depressurization of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 208)] [Page 62807-62809] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationNorway: Accident Investigation Board denounces cases of airprox
Oslo, Norway - Military pilots would have been responsible for not having honoured the safety distance regarding commercial flights in several cases
Norwegian Accident Investigation Board (AIB), the authority which attends to investigations concerning air accidents, would have recently warned with reference to the military airplanes' activities, as... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Various Transport Category Airplanes on Which Cargo Restraint Strap Assemblies Have Been Installed per Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST01004NY
Washington, Usa - To prevent shifting or unrestrained cargo in the cargo compartment, which could cause an unexpected change in the airplane's center of gravity, damage to the airplane structure and/or flight control system, a hazard to the flightcrew,
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62566-62567] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Raytheon (Beech) model MU-300-10, 400, 400A, and 400T series airplanes; and Raytheon (Mitsubishi) model Beech MU-300 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the accumulation of fuel and/or fuel vapor in the spoiler mixer bay and/or the aft fuselage compartment, which could result in a fire in the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62570-62571] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To find and fix discrepancies of the fuselage skin, which could result in fatigue cracking due to cabin pressurization, and consequent rapid in-flight decompression of the airplane fuselage
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62567-62569] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company (GE) CF6-80C2 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent blade separation from HPT S2 NGV distress, which could result in an uncontained engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 27, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 207)] [Page 62571-62574] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationBrussels: as a precaution 200 parrots found in the airport have been eliminated
Brussels, Belgium - They were in the same area of two eagles infected by avian flu
At Brussels Airport 200 parrots have been found in the same area where were two eagles infected by avian flu, which were recovered on October 18, in the baggage of a Thai passenger: fowls have been eliminated... more
Civil aviationRussia, USA and South Korea: meetings to solve the North Korean nuclear matter started again
Seoul, South Korea - Diplomatic representatives from the three countries gathered today to try to schedule new six-nation talks
Diplomatic representatives coming form Russia and the United States are trying to get the six-nation talks started again in order to solve the North Korean matter. A meeting scheduled in Seoul for today,... more
Civil aviationAir control centre on Venda Mountain: 20 Italian soldiers would have died due to cancer
Padua, Italy - Amianthus could exist not only in the gallery but also in the entire structure
Padua military Judge is carrying on investigation regarding the presence of amianthus at the Italian Air Force air control centre on the Venda Mountain (see for details AVIONEWS). Deceased soldiers due... more
Civil aviationGB: airports have to invest in air traffic control tools
London, United Kingdom - A Civil Aviation Authority report denounced it
A report of the British Civil Aviation Authority denounces that on the English runaways could verify what happened in Linate Airport, October 8, 2001: increasingly, aircraft home in other plane's flightpath.... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, - 300, -400, and -500 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent failure of the outer and inner hinge pins due to corrosion or cracking, which could allow the pins to migrate out of the joint and result in intermittent movement of the horizontal stabilizer structure and consequent loss o
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 206)] [Page 57632-57636] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Cessna Aircraft Company models 190, 195 (L-126A,B,C), 195A, and 195B airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct corrosion damage to the inboard aileron hinge brackets
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 206)] [Page 62396-62399] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Bombardier model CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700 & 701), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900) series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking in any primary fuel ejector, which could cause fuel leakage into the center fuel tank, and could result in engine shutdown during flight
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 206)] [Page 62400-62401] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationEuropean Constitution: the overflight restrictions over Rome
Rome, Italy - A 5 miles range no-fly-zone for all the non-authorized aircraft and up to 35 miles for the tourism airplanes
The security measures adopted on the occasion of the sign of the treaty on the new European Constitution scheduled for next October 29 in Rome have been recently updated, compared with what already indicated... more
Civil aviationIraq: tons of explosive material disappeared
Washington, USA - IAEA would have denounced the fact that the related sites would have been left by the US forces
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) denounced the disappearance of hundred tons of explosive material from Iraqi territory recently. Actually, the event would have happened with reference to some... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Kelly Aerospace Power Systems B-Series Combustion Heaters models B1500, B2030, B2500, B3040, B3500, B4050, and B4500
Washington, Usa - To prevent combustion by-products (carbon-monoxide exhaust) and fuel leakage from the combustion heaters caused by failure of the combustion heater system
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 204)] [Page 61993-61997] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD (Correction) on Hartzell Propeller Inc. (formerly Hartzell Propeller Products Division) model HC-B5MP-3( )/M10282A( )+6 five bladed propellers
Washington, Usa - To prevent propeller separation from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 205)] [Page 62179-62180] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationEU-USA air free flight zone: the Passenger Name Record
Brussels, Belgium - The single passenger's personal data to be processed by a powerful computer able to indicate the terroristic risk level
Also a clear common ruling regarding the provision of personal details concerning passengers will be comprised within the future EU-USA air free flight zone (see for details AVIONEWS). With reference to... more
Civil aviationEU-USA air free flight zone (2): advantages and doubts on the Passenger Name Record
Brussels, Belgium - A better threat appraising degree although uncertainty about the relevant data preservation
The major advantages indicated by experts regarding the passengers' details provided within the EU-USA air free flight zone through the PNR (Passenger Name Record), should be considered with reference... more
Civil aviationUganda: missiles for the rebels against the national forces' helicopters
Kampala, Uganda - The resistance militiamen could have taken delivery of surface-to-air missiles in order to defend themselves against the MI-24s
The Ugandan political situation appears a particularly delicate one, while the country makes efforts to solve the instability in order to favour a concrete democratization process. Such instability is... more
Civil aviationTSA laid severe controls for foreign pilots in Usa
Washington, Usa - The verifications will be operated in both new applicants and official pilots as well
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), gave disposition to all US flight schools to make rigid and deep controls to all foreign pilots that would like to attend an American flight course, and... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing in Fiumicino Airport for a KLM flight
Fiumicino, Italy - According to its crew, the failure of one of the two engines of the 737 could have been caused by a bird
A KLM's Boeing 737 performed an emergency landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport yesterday just some dozens minutes after its takeoff from such air station. The aircraft, bound for Amsterdam and left at 08:06... more
Civil aviationEuropean Constitution: air traffic restricted even at Fiumicino Airport
Rome, Italy - A 20% lowering on October 29 to involve most of all the domestic flights
A first schedule of the security measures set on the occasion of the sign of the European Constitution in Rome on October 29, confirms the air traffic restrictions over the Italian capital (see for details... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on deHavilland Inc. models DHC-2 Mk. I and DHC-2 Mk. II airplanes and Bombardier Inc. model (Otter) DHC-3 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent loss of ignition systems during flight caused by improper lockwire security, which could result in engine failure
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: October 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 203)] [Page 61758-61760] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationBoeing and Airbus: a contribution to flight safety to support the airlines
Washington, USA - The American company reminds that also the European group attended to provide training to solve on board emergency situations
Despite the debates occurred during the last months between the aerospace company Boeing and the group Airbus with reference to the matter concerning the subsidies to the sector, what even led EU to appraise... more
Civil aviationThe Argentinian government starts an inquiry into "Tango 1" accident
Buenos Aires, Argentina - It has been the fourth accident that involve President Kirchner during the past two years
Argentinian Government has officially started an inquiry to determinate the reasons for the emergency landing of the presidential plane "Tango 1", into El Palomar airport on October 19 (see AVIONEWS).... more
Civil aviationEU: a prospectus on the personal details of passengers bound for the USA has been approved
Brussels, Belgium - It was carried out by members' privacy Controllers after warranties by Washington about the protection of such data
After the worries affecting the EU Parliament for the provision of the personal details of European passengers to US authorities in case of flights from and to the USA (see for details AVIONEWS), it seems... more
Civil aviationArgus: the new European centre for the coordination of the anti-terrorism measures
Brussels, Belgium - It will operate within the EU Commission with prevention and rapid reaction capabilities against critical circumstances
ARGUS: this is the name chosen by Brussels for the new coordination system for the anti-terrorism measures within the European Union's borders. It will deal with an European centre for crises aimed to... more
Civil aviationIran: "We do not intend to produce nuclear weapons"
Teheran, Iran - It would have recently been stated by President Khatami, whereas the country performs a new missile test
"We do not intend to produce atomic weapons, but the deployment of nuclear technologies through the uranium enrichment is a natural right for all the States which signed the non-proliferation Treaty".... more
Civil aviationEuropean Constitution: the release on the flight restrictions over Rome is being awaited for today
Rome, Italy - Also Fiumicino Airport could be involved by such measures
The official release related to the restriction measures for the air traffic over Rome, on the occasion of the sign for the European Constitution scheduled on next October 29, is being awaited for today... more