The emergency escape slide on your Airbus jet might be broken
Pumps used to inflate the emergency slides on some of Airbus’ biggest aircraft might not be working, a safety regulator has warned. Inspections found that some of the pumps or aspirators on the A330 and A340 wide-body models were damaged, with cracks or leaks in shutoff valves caused by the improper folding and packing of the chutes, according to the EASA. “The slide may not perform as required in an emergency-evacuation scenario,” EASA warned in a bulletin. While the planes have multiple slides and exits and are “not considered unsafe,” the number of cases in which damage was discovered means maintenance firms should be alert to the issue, it said. <br/>
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The emergency escape slide on your Airbus jet might be broken
Pumps used to inflate the emergency slides on some of Airbus’ biggest aircraft might not be working, a safety regulator has warned. Inspections found that some of the pumps or aspirators on the A330 and A340 wide-body models were damaged, with cracks or leaks in shutoff valves caused by the improper folding and packing of the chutes, according to the EASA. “The slide may not perform as required in an emergency-evacuation scenario,” EASA warned in a bulletin. While the planes have multiple slides and exits and are “not considered unsafe,” the number of cases in which damage was discovered means maintenance firms should be alert to the issue, it said. <br/>
