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Old 28th May 2013, 12:12
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NigelOnDraft
 
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There have been ~5500 A320 series delivered. They do, say 3 sectors per day, and 1 "daily service" opening the cowls. An engineering team might meet say 20 (?) aircraft on an evening shift to service overnight.

There have been ~15 "loss of cowl(s)" incidents, nil accidents AFAIK (although that would require a close look at the definition - NB damage to engines and cowlings is not counted).

Is a repetitive paperwork, or rigour, exercise going to solve the issue? In times of cost/manning pressures? Or are these very rare "slips" better solved by trying to easily highlight the problem prior dispatch as previous recommendations have stated (and been ignored)?

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