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  • More Inspections for A300-600's? (AA 587)

    03/20/2002 7:32:40 AM PST · by Rokke · 22 replies · 353+ views
    Aviation Week ^ | 18 Mar 2002 | Frances Fiorino
    More Inspections For A300-600s? FRANCES FIORINO/NEW YORK An FAArequest for additional inspections of Airbus A300-600 vertical stabilizers could come as early as this week pending results of an evaluation of the aircraft's service history data now underway. At least five of six lugs, or attachment points, from American Airlines Flight 587 will undergo testing to further define sub-surface damage. The agency and Airbus are "working swiftly" to complete their review to identify -600s involved in "maneuver events or upsets" with unusually high lateral loads that may have damaged the composite tail, according to the FAA. Any "order" for inspection of...