Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
jc: I understand your point on delay in pitot tube recall.
In all fairness he's conflating problems during different periods. The problems found by Airbus in 1995 were in Rosemount model pitot tubes, and in 1996 Airbus mandated that these models be replaced with Goodrich models. But the DGAC did not make that mandate a legal requirement until 2001. The BFU's recommendation was likely in response to this issue, as it reported the issues in 1998.
The saga of the Thales pitot tubes was a separate issue which raised its head in the mid-2000s. Thales pitot tubes were always an optional fit, with Goodrich being the default.
Originally Posted by
Lyman
Read the report.
Clandestino was pointing out that while the A300 is a widebody, it is of a different generation to the A330 - no FBW, no sidesticks and the systems implementation is totally different.
With all due respect, this is getting very tiresome.