To: MAN777
Are you saying that the RCAF and Luftwaffa A310s run the risk of fire/explosion in a static or lightning incident ??
Not just the Luftwaffa and Canadian A-310s but the commercial A-310s as well.
I documented these problems to the FAA, DGCA, the DLBA and the UK CAA and nothing was done about it. The only action taken by the FAA resulted in the firing of the Vice President and the Chief Project manager at the responsible German Company but the design was never changed.
This problem was exacerbated by the issuance of an AD by the DGCA, which I believe was not properly translated from French to English.
I took the problem to two levels higher than my level of responsibility only to be told that they did not want to bring the problem to the attention of Airbus because they would have to pay the design costs. At the very top level (BAe) I was told that they sympathized with my concerns but they could not take any action.
