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Old 31st Jul 2009, 18:39
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Robert Campbell
 
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Mandatory Replacement of Pitot Tubes

washingtonpost.com

EACA issuing AD requiring at least two Pitot tubes on A330 and A340 be replaced.

The European Aviation Safety Agency plans to propose an airworthiness directive mandating that all A330 and A340 currently fitted with Thales pitot probes must be fitted with at least two Goodrich probes, allowing a maximum of one Thales to remain fitted to the aircraft," said a statement released by the agency based in Cologne, Germany.
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