By Ana Nicolaci da Costa, Maisie Linford, NCS
London (NCS) — Airbus has recognized an issue affecting “a limited number” of steel panels in its A320 passenger planes, a spokesperson for the corporate stated Monday, simply days after warning of another technical downside in its plane.
The aircraft producer is inspecting all plane which are probably impacted by what it referred to as a “supplier quality issue,” however expects that solely a few of them would require additional motion be taken, the spokesperson informed NCS.
“The source of the (metal panels) issue has been identified, contained and all newly produced panels conform to all requirements,” the spokesperson stated, noting that the variety of planes in service affected by the issue is “very limited.”
Reuters was first to report the discovering Monday, citing trade sources. The Airbus inventory fell after the report, constructing on earlier losses. Shares have been final down 5.7%.
Airbus has already come below scrutiny in latest days for requiring a software program repair for its common A320 sequence of planes after finding that intense photo voltaic storms, like photo voltaic flares, might trigger pilots to lose management.
Airlines all over the world rushed to fix thousands of Airbus aircraft that wanted rapid upkeep to guard from the pilot management downside, which precipitated an emergency touchdown and injured passengers in October. About 6,000 single-aisle planes wanted the repairs.
“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 stated final week.
On October 30, JetBlue Flight 1230 – an A320 aircraft – was flying from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, when it all of a sudden dove down in altitude. The pilots made an emergency touchdown in Tampa, Florida, the place about 15 individuals have been taken to a hospital.
Airbus stated on its web site Monday that the “vast majority” of these 6,000 or so planes had now “received the necessary modifications” and that it was serving to airways modify the less than 100 remaining.
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