The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will propose an Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandating that 200 Airbus A330/A340 aircraft currently fitted with older Thales pitot probes be fitted with at least two pitot tube made by Goodrich, allowing a maximum of one Thales BA type probe to remain fitted on the aircraft. Each Airbus jetliner is equipped with three of the airspeed indications and the older Thales probe of the type AA will have to be replaced with either the newer…
Mandate to Replace Airbus Pitot Tubes
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