Has anyone here found out what the electrical faults which grounded this AF A330 in Bangalore were? Parts had to be shipped out for the repair. Was it anythng to do with the weather radar?
Is there any legal requirment to turn back or land if you have to fly through severe storms with no radar to make your destination, or is it just the commander's discretion?
If due to an electrical failure the AF A330 had lost its weather radar, this could explain how it possibly suffered severe turbulence that may have contributed to the accident.
If I remember correctly,a few months back the crew of a Qantas 744 was forced to rely on weather reports from an Air New Zealand 772 when its own radar broke down and a Qantas A333 on its way to Shanghai from Sydney was force to turned back after a weather radar malfunction on board. So I guess there are legal requirement.