Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings

TOULOUSE, France — Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered urgent inspections requiring airlines to examine the wing-spar structure on the affected jets after inspectors found cracks during routine maintenance checks. The cracks appeared in a structural beam that runs along the wing and carries much of the aerodynamic load during flight. READ: Airbus technical issues affect nearly 100 PH flights Of the 16 planes to […]... Keep on reading: Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings