China orders Xian MA60 landing gear checks
4 March 2014The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered landing gear checks of MA60 turboprop aircraft following recent incidents.
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4 March 2014Report: Landing gear failure preceded DHC-8 runway excursion accident in Greenland
28 February 2014The failure of a DHC-8 main undercarriage leg was caused by the shearing of a fuse pin due to overload stress on landing in Greenland, according to preliminary investigation results.
Germany details MD-11 tailstrike accident during go around
27 February 2014The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) released a preliminary report of the investigation into a tailstrike accident involving an MD-11 cargo plane in Brazil.
Japan details 787 Dreamliner battery incident
23 February 2014The Japan Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) issued preliminary findings of the investigation into a Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery incident. On January 16, 2013, All Nippon Dreamliner JA804A diverted to Takamatsu Airport, Japan following instrument indications of smoke in the forward electrical compartment. The airplane was en route between Yamaguchi and Tokyo at FL320 at the time […]
Report: Ilyushin 76 hydroplanes off runway following long landing
23 February 2014The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report into the August 2012 runway overrun of a Volga-Dnepr Airlines aircraft in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
FAA issues safety alert to inform Cessna Citation operators of sensitive aileron trim controls
15 February 2014The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert to warn Cessna Citation operators of sensitive aileron trim controls.
Report: Indonesian Xian MA-60 hard landing accident
15 February 2014The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) published the final report of their investigation into a hard landing accident involving a Xian MA-60 at Kupang, Indonesia. The first officer had moved the power levers in Beta Mode while on final approach.
Report: injuries in A330 emergency evacuation following false smoke warnings
13 February 2014An AAIB report on an April 2012 emergency involving a Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A330-300 showed that smoke warning from the cargo hold were spurious.
Airline fails to report BAe Jetstream abnormal landing incident in Sweden
11 February 2014The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority SHK recommends Swedish and Estonian authorities to conduct an audit of an Estonian airline that failed to report an abnormal landing incident.
Ghana grounds DC-8 aircraft
10 February 2014The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority issued a directive, grounding all DC-8 aircraft.