"Capt.Doug" wrote:

Just got this from the chief pilot-

"Airbus recently discovered some ribs near the engine pylon spar box that
might not have received the necessary extensive heat-treatment in
production
prior to installation. The omission reduces the material allowable yield
stress. As a consequence the non-heat treated ribs may not be able to
meet
all certification requirements. This is especially true for vertical
loads
associated with vertical gusts. No industry incidents have occurred.
However, Airbus alerted operators to require strict adherence to turbulent
air penetration speeds."

It sounds bad, but is it a big hairy deal or just a pain?

How common is this sort of thing? With all the bad news coming out of EADS
these days, can this news be taken as another sign of major trouble at
Airbus, or is it just another "**** happens" incident that could have as
easily happened to any mfr.?

From the outside, it is starting to look like Airbus is flying one wing low
and out of yaw trim.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM