Dozens of Airbus A380s face urgent checks after cracked part dug from ice
Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a move likely to trigger urgent checks on dozens of Airbus superjumbos, people familiar with the matter said. The focus of a 2-year-old investigation into the mid-air explosion over Greenland, which left the plane carrying more than 500 passengers with the front of 1 engine missing, has switched to the recently recovered "fan hub," the people said. It had sat buried in Greenland's ice sheet since Sept 2017 when 1 of 4 engines on Air France flight 66 abruptly disintegrated en route from Paris to Los Angeles. It was prised from the ice in June after a high-tech aerial radar search. <br/>
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Dozens of Airbus A380s face urgent checks after cracked part dug from ice
Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a move likely to trigger urgent checks on dozens of Airbus superjumbos, people familiar with the matter said. The focus of a 2-year-old investigation into the mid-air explosion over Greenland, which left the plane carrying more than 500 passengers with the front of 1 engine missing, has switched to the recently recovered "fan hub," the people said. It had sat buried in Greenland's ice sheet since Sept 2017 when 1 of 4 engines on Air France flight 66 abruptly disintegrated en route from Paris to Los Angeles. It was prised from the ice in June after a high-tech aerial radar search. <br/>
