SIA says wing cracks found in six Airbus A380 planes

[streetcry]

[TABLE="align: right"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="width: 20, align: right"] [/TD]
[TD="width: 240, align: right"]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: update"]

<tbody>
[TD="width: 138, bgcolor: f6f6f6"]Photos [/TD]
[TD="width: 47, bgcolor: f6f6f6"]1 of 1[/TD]
[TD="width: 18, bgcolor: f6f6f6"]<input disabled="disabled" id="btnPrev" value="<< Previous" src="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images/butt_previous.gif" type="image" width="18" height="15">[/TD]
[TD="width: 19, bgcolor: f6f6f6"]<input id="bntPlay" value="Play - Stop" src="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images/butt_stop.gif" type="image" width="19" height="15">[/TD]
[TD="width: 18, bgcolor: f6f6f6"]<input disabled="disabled" id="btnNext" value=" Next >> " src="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images/butt_next.gif" type="image" width="18" height="15">[/TD]

</tbody>

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD="class: update"] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

<tbody>
[TD="colspan: 5"]

---

[/TD]

[TD="width: 125"] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1180147/1/.html#

[/TD]
[TD="width: 95"]

[/TD]
[TD="width: 110"]

inShare1​

[/TD]
[TD="width: 110"]

[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 5"]

---

[/TD]

</tbody>

SINGAPORE : Following the inspections on six of its Airbus A380 aircraft, as mandated by the European Aviation Safety Agency, Singapore Airlines (SIA) confirmed that cracks in the wing brackets have been discovered in all six of the inspected airplanes.

In a statement to Channel NewsAsia on Tuesday, SIA said that "checks have been carried out on six aircrafts and there were findings during each inspection".

SIA started inspections on 20 January 2012 following the discovery of cracks in the structural components in some A380 aircraft.

While the six A380 planes are sent out for repairs, scheduled flights usually operated by the affected A380 planes are temporarily operated by Boeing 777-300ER jets.

Four of these planes have been repaired and have since been returned to operation, and repairs for the remaining two planes are expected to be completed "in the coming days".

The costs of inspections and repairs are wholly covered by Airbus, a SIA spokesperson said.

- CNA/ch

 

[ZorrorroZ]

no prob... nothing a roll of duct tape and a few cable ties won't fix...

 

[Capano2121]

no prob... nothing a roll of duct tape and a few cable ties won't fix...

Duct tape damn expensive lah! Save a few dollars more & just use insulating tape, otherwise can use made in china sticky tape! Otherwise how again to pay millions in salary to CEO & dividents to the shareholders leh?