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Old 22nd Aug 2008, 20:05
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willantis
 
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Correct me if I am wrong but I think the FAA website shows 3 concurrent AD's affecting the MD902. For an aircraft which has been in service since the early '90's this does not instill me with much confidence that airwirthiness is well under control. The 3 AD's deal with fatigue failures of a weld adjacent to the yaw pedals, the famous Bowden cable of last week, and now the VCSC problem. The latter AD would seem to prevent night flying as my reading of the AD is that the AP cannot be used.
Rumour around Bucks is that the Explorer on the low-loader (G-WPAS ?)suffered a significant engine failure. Rumours are often wrong but occasionally right.
Shouldn't the safety of an ambulance aircraft be beyond question?
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