Airbus - Spar Crack

[respect1001]

Has anyone any news on the Airbus in Mytravels Hangar in MAN. The story is a cracked spar was found on a daily inspection. The aircraft is 12 weeks old!

[BOAC]

This one? http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245986

[Mr @ Spotty M]

I heard last week that a TCX A320 had a heavy landing damaging an U/C leg, splitting the oleo, but l found this difficult to believe.

[mary_hinge]

Quite a few ADs and SBs kicking around on the A320 family at the moment, particularly relating to the rear spar / undercarriage area / rib 5

http://www.caa.hu/kozlemenyek/easa_ead_2006_0069_E.pdf

Can’t find the UK link for EASA

[vapilot2004]

As of 3rd Q 2004:

Estimates are between $3,500 - 39,000 to address the problem per airplane or about $75,000 per should give a more permanent fix. The latter seems wiser.

[westie]

I think the TCX 320 was as a result of a landing on 09 at BRS. I hear it is
up on jacks at MAN now. Not the first bending of an A/C on that runway!!

[stilton]

I did my best to flatten out the touchdown zone on 27 at BRS, on my first arrival.

It has always amazed me that it is a Cat111b runway.

Landed there with 175 metres vis recently, was quite interesting.

[Mr @ Spotty M]

I understand the TCX A320 involved was G-BXKD.
Has been in the Monarch hangar at Man, will be going into MyTravels after that.
This is what l have heard.

[oliver2002]

G-BXKD is definitely not 12 weeks old:

http://airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a320-735.htm

[Mr @ Spotty M]

Yes you are correct it is not 12 weeks old.
I did not say it was, only pointing out that the only a/c that we know of apart from the BMI A330 with a major problem at Man, is a TCX A320.

[puff m'call]

Come on guys, what do you expect from airbus, it's a cheep piece of under engineered crap, buy one get one free, just scrap it and get another.

[RoyHudd]

££££££££££££££££££££

Making MyTravel a shed-load of dosh, this bmi 330. Previous figures on this thread are serious-under-estimates.

[mikeyuk]

Apparently the BMI 330 Is being used today for a Vegas or Chicago

Hope its all been fixed

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by puff m'call

Come on guys, what do you expect from airbus, it's a cheep piece of under engineered crap, buy one get one free, just scrap it and get another.

could'nt agree more.....on a 320 yesterday.....the arm rest kept collapsing. In the many years I have flown boeings the furniture was solid. Airbus is plastic, tubberware crap......the only saving grace on the airbus in the autobrake system.....does the business when required.

Boeing for me.

[montencee]

Originally Posted by puff m'call

Come on guys, what do you expect from airbus, it's a cheep piece of under engineered crap, buy one get one free, just scrap it and get another.

Don't suppose he's seen Flight International from a couple of weeks ago writing about the perfectly servicable 12 year old ex BA Boeing 777 being scrapped because it's worth more in parts than as a whole.

[IB4138]

Apparently the BMI 330 Is being used today for a Vegas or Chicago

This could be due to the fact that "BD" went tech yesterday at MAN, resulting in the cancelation of the Chicago rotation.

[vapilot2004]

Have a seat........

Originally Posted by Bearcat

could'nt agree more.....on a 320 yesterday.....the arm rest kept collapsing. In the many years I have flown boeings the furniture was solid.

Chairs are 3rd party items. Not made by either company. Also, they are spec'd by the airlines.

[lurkio]

If, and I have no reason to doubt it, the damage and repairs mentioned by smudge are correct, how was the flight Bristol MAN authorised? The person who did the auth, and the crew who flew the aircraft, must have balls of steel. Obviously it was safe as they got it there in one piece.

[fantom]

Originally Posted by smudgethecat

Cannot really coment on why the a/c was released after the incident ,...however by the sounds of it the a/c was not safe to fly and landed in one piece more by good luck than anything else

Careful, sunshine. The BRS engs are some of the best I have had the pleasure to know. They can spell, as well.

[45989]

airbus are the renault migranes of the air, shiny for a week an fall apart an boy do you pay for parts/support/esp paperwork!!!!