Hi,
clandestino
Besides, it would add some credibility to the statement of yours if you could provide quote of Airbus chief pilot.
This air chief pilot quote is in a video (in french) posted earlier in this thread
clandestino
Pilots were so unfazed that they didn't even make reports.
Do you think this behavior normal ?
This is in contradiction with the rules
clandestino
Yes, if we apply selective and very narrow hindsight. Every aeroplane type has dozens if not hundreds technical issues being investigated simultaneously. How can you determine which is minor, which major and which will turn out to be lethal if left unchecked long enough? Before AF447 it seemed that UAS is somewhere in the middle of the seriousness scale as pilots have successfully coped with it. There was no rush to change the offending pitots.
August 2001:
The DGAC mandates the replacement of the sensor Rosemount probes by the
Goodrich and Thales AA by AD 2001-354 (B) (Appendix 3).
July 2002:
In the OIT 999.0068/02/VHR SE (Annex 4), Airbus made the observation of defects
probe Thales (formerly Sextant) P / N C16195AA.
December 2002:
The FAA mandates the replacement of the sensor Rosemount probes by the
Goodrich and Thales AA , specifying the hazard out of the flight and that is the answer to an "unsafe condition" (Annex 39)
January 2005 : Thales launch the project « ADELINE » (annexe 5). Actual air data equipment is composed of a large number of individual probes and pressure sensors. This equipment delivers vital parameters for the safety of the aircraft’s flight such as air speed, angle of attack and altitude. The loss of these data can cause aircraft crashes especially in case of probe icing.