The Month In MRO: July 2021

Known Maintenance Risk Led To 787 Gear Collapse, UK’s AAIB Finds

A British Airways 787-8’s inadvertent nose-gear retraction at a London Heathrow gate last month was caused by an incorrectly placed pin during routine maintenance—a design-related risk that regulators flagged in an airworthiness directive that had not been implemented on the aircraft.

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Mounting 787 Issues Trigger Production Slow-Down As Focus Shifts To Delivery Resumption

Boeing has been working to identify and correct production issues on the aircraft since October, inspecting multiple areas and making repairs to an unspecified number of 787s.

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Gallery: The Fortunes Of The Airbus A380

Malaysia Airlines' announcement that it plans to sell off the remainder of its Airbus A380 fleet will likely further accelerate the exit of the superjumbo from the global fleet. Here's a look at what all of its airline operators have planned for the aircraft.

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More Narrowbodies Line Up For Cargo Conversion

Despite the revival in passenger traffic, interest in narrowbody passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions remains strong.

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FAA Mandate Targets 737 Cabin Pressure Switches

In an immediately adopted airworthiness directive (AD) due out July 20, the agency will order Boeing 737 operators to inspect cabin altitude pressure switches more frequently.

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Gallery: Aircraft Spotted at EAA AirVenture 2021

A look at interesting aircraft spotted at EAA AirVenture, ranging from special mission and military aircraft to business jets and eVTOLs.

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Why Sun Country Is Buying, Not Leasing Assets

Dave Davis, president and CFO at Sun Country Airlines, talks about how the airline’s new asset policy will aid its MRO.

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Gallery: How Regulators and OEMs are Addressing Aircraft Nacelle Safety

A look at how recent engine failures have led to increased engine testing, analysis and nacelle modifications.

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Boeing Drops Growth As Primary Services Goal

Focus will be on digital products, leveraging its own intellectual property.

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GE’s Additive Drive And Aftermarket Implications

Leading MROs are pushing forward on printing polymer interior parts. But the much tougher additive manufacturing of safety-critical metal parts is a job for OEMs making new parts.

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From the known maintenance risk that lead to the 787 gear collapse, to Boeing dropping growth as its primary target. Catch up on the most read content from MRO in July.