Reuters: Dozens of Airbus A380s face urgent checks after cracked part dug from ice
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKCN1VB1GH
Confirming the focus of the probe after Reuters reported the plans for inspections, France’s BEA air accident agency said it had discovered a “sub-surface fatigue crack” on the recovered part [fan hub] and the engine maker was preparing checks.
BEA Twitter:
Accident
@Airbus #A380 F-HPJE
@airfrance 30/09/2017 - the part from the fan hub recovered on 01/07/19 has been examined by
@enginealliance under
@BEA_Aero supervision - metallurgical examination of the recovered titanium fan hub fragment identified a subsurface fatigue crack origin. -The fracture was initiated in a microtextured area approximately in the middle of the slot bottom. Examination of the fracture is ongoing. -
@enginealliance has announced today to the concerned A380 operators that an engine inspection campaign will be launched soon.