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The article reports that the FAA and European counterpart DGAC issued airworthiness directives man-dating inspections of rudders on certain Airbus A310s, A300-600s, A330s and A340s. The directives come in the wake of a March 6, 2005 incident in which the rudder of an Air Transat A310 separated in cruise flight. The event occurred about 30 min. after Flight 961's departure from Varadero, Cuba. The A310 returned and landed without incident or injuries to the 270 on board the Canadian charter. According to DGAC directives, inspections showed that only the rudder front spar portion between the three servo control actuators and the lower rudder hinge arm down to rib zero remained on the aircraft. |
