Daily Memo: BEA Says Metal Fatigue Caused Airbus A380 Engine Breakup

Thierry Dubois September 30, 2020
A380
The remains of the A380 GP7200 engine that broke up inflight.
Credit: BEA
Findings in the investigation of an Air France Airbus A380 “accident” may have consequences for engine design and manufacturing. The aircraft suffered an inflight engine breakup when in cruise over Greenland in September 2017. Investigators determined the root cause of the accident—characterized as...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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