EASA Mandates A380 Fuselage Check For Fatigue Cracking

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ordered Airbus A380 operators to inspect certain fuselage frame fittings to detect cracks, heeding industry input to eliminate a minimum threshold requirement before the work can take place. The directive (AD 2013-0266), published yesterday and effective...

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