AIR FRANCE to change all pitot heads due to airspeed errors
In light of OVERTALK's explanation at post 344 of the airspeed discrepancies, wonder if Air France are just wasting their francs doing this: (i.e. I suspect that they ARE)
Air France gave a possible clue to the loss of its Flight 447 last night by announcing it was to replace a vital instrument sensor on all Airbus jets.
The memo was sent to all the airline's pilots, but the company refused to comment on it saying it was confidential.
Airbus said the move was part of the investigation into the crash that killed 228 people flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
The memo said Air France has been replacing the instruments - known as pitot tubes and responsible for feeding flying speed data to the aircraft's instruments and computers. It said it will finish the task in "coming weeks".
One theory of the crash is that the pitot tubes may have iced over, giving incorrect information which then led to the plane flying too fast or slow in rough weather.
Air France orders vital components replaced on jets - World news, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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