AA587 - Gone not forgotten
The main thread on this was closed a while ago when it outgrew the available space. I hope there is still room for debate on the issues this troubling incident raises.. .. .I have read the latest NTSB update but this gives little away other than to say they are doing further testing, both non-destructive and destructive, on the fin and rudder and are also looking at another A300 involved in a stalling incident where large deflections of the control surfaces resulted. I realise we will have to await the final report from the NTSB to get the full facts - but this may be several months away. Would any A300 captains in ppruneland care to summarise for a simple private pilot what the evidence so far tells us about the structural integrity and control systems of this, and/or other large commercial aircraft. Was this a one-off event as some may hope, or is there a bigger design/certification issue which manufacturers will have to address?