Minor cracks found in Qantas A380 wings pose no safety threat

Posted 09/01/2012

Airbus engineers carrying out repairs on the Qantas (QF) A380 that suffered an uncontained engine explosion in late 2010 after take-off from Singapore have found a small number of 3 mm.-long cracks in the aircraft’s wing rib feet.

Originally published 6 Jan 2012 at: http://feeds.atwonline.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/PI-SGWlTz2A/minor-cracks-found-qantas-a380-wings-pose-no-safety-threat-0106

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