US EditionAirbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
Airbus identified solar radiation as the cause of flight-control data corruption in about 6,000 A320 jets, requiring software or hardware fixes to ensure safety, officials said.
- On Friday, Airbus SE told operators that about 6,000 Airbus A320 family jets require a software update via an Alert Operators Transmission reflected in an EASA emergency directive.
- Following an Oct. 30 diversion to Tampa, investigators found a JetBlue Airways Corp. flight from Cancun to Newark experienced an uncommanded pitch down, and Airbus said intense solar radiation may corrupt flight-control data.
- A later investigation revealed a malfunction in ELAC 2; most in-service A320 jets can receive a quick software update, but about 1,000 older A320 jets need longer hardware retrofits.
- EASA's order requires airlines to update software before the next flight, potentially causing disruptions during Thanksgiving; American Airlines said around 340 of its 480 A320-family jets will get updates mostly today and tomorrow.
- With the A320 already the most flown short-haul jet, the Airbus A320 family operated 1,414,516 flights last month and faces pressure after Pratt & Whitney engine issues.
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DailyTruthReportAirbus issues immediate recall on thousands of passenger planes
Airbus on Friday recalled thousands of planes during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, citing potential problems aircrafts could experience during intense solar storms. “Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls,” Airbus said in a statement. The European-based company is ordering immediate repairs centered o…
IndiGo, Air India warn of delays as A320 glitch hits over 200 aircraft in India
Airbus has warned that intense solar radiation could affect flight-control data in A320 aircraft, forcing IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express to ground dozens of planes for urgent software and hardware fixes.
Airbus warns that solar radiation could harm key data on popular A320 aircraft
One of the world’s largest airplane makers said Friday that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls on a “significant number” of its most popular aircraft, prompting a swift response from several airlines
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Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop
Airbus and European aviation safety regulators say an aircraft heavily used by commercial airlines around the world needs a software fix to address an issue that contributed to a sudden drop in altitude of a JetBlue plane last month.
Airbus identified that intense solar radiation could corrupt critical data for the operation of the A320 family aircraft flight controls, which will generate cancellations and delays in the world, with an impact that will also reach Mexico. “As a result, Airbus has identified a significant number of A320 family aircraft currently in service that could be affected,” he said.
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