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A310 Loses Rudder, Prompts Fleetwide Inspections, Inquiry

Steve Scott

Monday, March 21st, 2005

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An Air Transat A310 lost its rudder on March 6, prompting manufacturer Airbus to issue a directive calling for field inspections of rudders on both A310 and A300-600 models. About 400 aircraft worldwide are affected by the inspection mandate. This is a two-fold improvement over the handling when an American Airlines A300-600 lost its tailfin, in that the manufacturer is now calling for immediate inspection of all potentially affected aircraft and using an instrumented tap hammer to do so. The…

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