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Published 11/07/2009 by Routes Online


AF pilot union says A330/A340 pitot tubes to be replaced immediately

Air France's largest pilots union said yesterday that management had informed it that at least two of three pitot tubes on each of the carrier's A330s/A340s will be replaced "within days," while EASA issued a statement declaring that all A330s "are airworthy and safe...

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...flight delays. "Air France has provided us with an extremely proactive and very accelerated replacement program" it said. The airline...
...remind operators "of existing procedures to be applied in the event of loss of, or unreliable, speed indication." It added, "With regard...
..." It added, "With regard to reports [on AF447] about a possible malfunctioning of the airspeed indication system (pitot tubes), the agency is analyzing data with a view to issuing mandatory corrective action, without prejudging the outcome of the accident investigation."

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