The A320 Family has different fuel systems for the A318/319/320 and for the A321. Here’s why ! The A320 has a rather complex fuel system. With both Outer and Inner tanks, similar to those found in much larger airplanes. The A321’s rather simple design fuel system has just 1 wing tank, without needing complex systems. The […]
July 2023
Dual Maintenance Repeated Errors
Performing similar maintenance tasks on redundant systems at the same time, or by the same person during a particular maintenance check, may lead to the repetition of a maintenance error. This creates a risk of simultaneous failure of the redundant systems when the aircraft is back into service. There are a range of safeguards or […]
First officer reported hearing a ‘loud bang or cracking sound’
25 July 2008 15 years ago today. Boeing 747-438 operated by Qantas VH-OJK, was a scheduled flight QF30 from London Heathrow to Melbourne with a stopover in Hong Kong. At 1017 (0217 UTC), the captain and first officer reported hearing a ‘loud bang or cracking sound’, with an associated airframe jolt. At that time, the […]
Airbus Types Fuel Dumping Requirements
The aircraft’s structural resistance is protected for a landing at the Maximum structural Takeoff Weight (MTOW), with a rate of descent of -360 feet per minute.Nevertheless, the minimum required air climb gradients, in the case of a go-around, must be complied with. A fuel jettisoning system must be installed on each aeroplane to reduce aircraft […]
LATAM Brasil Airbus A321 (PT-MXM) suffered a runway excursion during landing
LATAM Brazil Airbus A321 (PT-MXM) suffered a runway excursion during landing at Florianopolis Airport, Brazil. The aircraft was operating a domestic flight #LA3300 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport.
A door was ripped off a plane causing damage at Dublin Airport following an airbridge collapse at Terminal 2
A door was ripped off a plane causing damage at Dublin Airport following an airbridge collapse at Terminal 2, the daa has revealed. The incident, which occurred this Sunday at the capital airport, led to damage to the American Airlines (AA) Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It is understood that N812AA was preparing to depart to Philadelphia […]
Plane damaged after hitting light pole at JIA
Southwest Airlines confirmed the details that flight 5122 originating from Houston Hobby to Jacksonville made contact with a light pole during taxing. “During that maneuvering, it appears the left wing-tip of the aircraft made contact with an off-pavement light pole,” a spokesperson for Southwest said. “The aircraft was reviewed before being towed to a gate […]
