EASA Orders Inspections of 16 Airbus A380s After Wing Cracks Discovered
Airbus said five jets need immediate checks, and EASA ordered detailed inspections on the remaining aircraft within strict deadlines.
- The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive on Tuesday requiring immediate inspections of specific Airbus A380s after detecting cracks in internal wing spars that could reduce structural integrity.
- Five aircraft require immediate inspection after Airbus determined that additional special detailed checks were necessary to address potential unsafe conditions in the wing structure.
- The affected Qantas A380 registered VH-OQI is currently in Dresden for heavy maintenance. A Qantas spokesman said there was "no impact to Qantas flights" from the airworthiness directive.
- Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority backed the move, publishing an urgent airworthiness directive for local airlines since all European Emergency Airworthiness Directives automatically apply to Australian registered aircraft.
- One Australian expert described the detected cracks as "serious enough if they've brought out an emergency airworthiness directive." Airbus previously inspected A380s for wing-spar cracking, particularly in planes stored during COVID-19.
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Airbus to inspect 16 A380 planes after cracks found on wings
Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered urgent inspections requiring airlines to examine the wing-spar structure on the affected jets after inspectors found cracks during routine maintenance checks. The cracks appeared in a structural beam that…
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During a routine check, cracks were found in a beam that runs along the wing of 16 Airbus A380 aircraft.
Cracks on an Airbus A380 have been discovered by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The authority has ordered the inspection of aircraft "with the same history" of production. Sixteen aircraft will be analysed, five of which will be urgently analysed. - Potential cracks in the wings of A380: 16 Airbus require inspections, of which 5 are urgent (Transports).
It is precisely the "heavy weight" of Airbus that makes headlines once again: in routine controls cracks have been detected in the wings of several A380s. Now the machines are being checked. Airbus checks 16 aircraft of the A380 type according to its own information, after cracks have been detected on aircraft of the airlines Emirates and Qantas in an important wing part. Five aircraft are to be checked immediately according to the information o…
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