Saturday, March 24, 2012

More "type two" cracks found in the wings of Qantas A380 jets

Perth Now, 23 Mar 2012
MORE cracks have been found in the wings of Qantas A380 planes after a global safety directive ordered further inspections and repairs.
Qantas has inspected two jets since the European Air Safety Authority (EASA) order about the global Airbus superjumbo fleet - and cracks were found on both of them.
The cracks were reportedly “type two” - which means they were deemed more serious - but a Qantas spokesman said there were only a small number of cracks detected. Full story

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