European regulators have ordered inspections on some older Airbus A380 superjumb...
) A380 superjumbo airplanes after some cracks were detected in wings on the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
The European Aviation Safety Agency directive, which formalizes an instruction from the manufacturer itself, covers part of the outer wing on the 25 oldest aircraft, which first went into service in 2007 with Singapore Airlines .“We confirm that small cracks have been found on the outer rear wing spars of early production A380 aircraft. We have identified the issue and designed an inspection and repair scheme.” an Airbus spokesman said.
EASA in its directive said the condition, if not detected and corrected, could reduce the structural integrity of the wing.
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