Batch of Superjets to be checked for loose windows
Operators of a specific set of Sukhoi Superjet 100s are being instructed to check the security of passenger windows on the twinjet type after discovery of a fastener manufacturing defect. Inspection of two Aeroflot aircraft found loosened and defective screws which clamp passenger windows. Damage to their threads had resulted from use of a sharp tool, says Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia, a “violation” of installation procedures. It has proposed examination of 15 other specific Superjets – with serial numbers between 95037 and 95084 – to ensure “absence of play” between components of the passenger windows.<br/>
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Batch of Superjets to be checked for loose windows
Operators of a specific set of Sukhoi Superjet 100s are being instructed to check the security of passenger windows on the twinjet type after discovery of a fastener manufacturing defect. Inspection of two Aeroflot aircraft found loosened and defective screws which clamp passenger windows. Damage to their threads had resulted from use of a sharp tool, says Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia, a “violation” of installation procedures. It has proposed examination of 15 other specific Superjets – with serial numbers between 95037 and 95084 – to ensure “absence of play” between components of the passenger windows.<br/>
