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Airbus confirms more A380 cracks but announces a fix
January 26, 2012 — Airbus, Airbus A380, Airbus A380-800
QANTAS Airways Airbus A380-842 VH-OQA (msn 014) LHR (Antony J. Best) (resumes A380 operations), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.
Airbus (Toulouse) according to this report by Reuters has announced the recent wings crack discoveries were the result of a combination of design and manufacturing flaws. The builder also announced it has worked out a two-stage solution.
According to the report, “he cracks were caused by a combination of the choice of aluminum alloy for certain wing brackets as well as stresses imposed by two parts of the manufacturing process”.
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Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best.
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