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Pelican 12-30-2014 08:20 AM

A320 question...
 
Does the A320 have same pitot system that was recalled on the A330?

80ktsClamp 12-30-2014 08:32 AM


Originally Posted by Pelican (Post 1792863)
Does the A320 have same pitot system that was recalled on the A330?

There are a few different vendors.

If you're wondering about the AirAsia accident, that was likely an inflight break up/total failure instead of a AF447 issue given that the ADS stopped transmitting immediately at altitude vice transmitting all the way to the impact.

RockyBoy 12-30-2014 08:42 AM


Originally Posted by Pelican (Post 1792863)
Does the A320 have same pitot system that was recalled on the A330?

Basically, yes. Like 80 said there are a few different vendors and only one vendor had the faulty probes.

Looks like they will find this one so we should know what happened.
Debris field is in 100-140 feet deep water. Should be fairly easy to find it and recover the wreckage.

Terrain Inop 12-30-2014 08:56 AM

Based on reports it impacted the water intact.

savall 12-30-2014 09:04 AM

The A320's with the same vendors pitots were supposed to be remedied several years ago regardless.

80ktsClamp 12-30-2014 09:06 AM


Originally Posted by Terrain Inop (Post 1792894)
Based on reports it impacted the water intact.

Regardless, there was some sort of an inflight failure that stopped ADS from transmitting.

RockyBoy 12-30-2014 09:17 AM


Originally Posted by Terrain Inop (Post 1792894)
Based on reports it impacted the water intact.

There is no way they know that at this point. Maybe the crew of CNN expert pilots think that, but how would they know that right now??

Pogey Bait 12-30-2014 12:12 PM


Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1792911)
There is no way they know that at this point. Maybe the crew of CNN expert pilots think that, but how would they know that right now??


Because the "CNN expert pilots" always know what they are talking about. :D

ShyGuy 12-30-2014 01:28 PM

Two bodies shown so far had clothes ripped off down to just undies. This is consistent with previous MH17, Pan Am over Lockerbie, Bashkirian 2937, etc: in flight breakup and free fall of passengers where the aerodynamic forces rip all clothing off.

Based on this, and the rapid stop of ADS signal, it's starting to look like an inflight breakup.

ShyGuy 12-30-2014 01:29 PM


Originally Posted by Pogey Bait (Post 1793010)
Because the "CNN expert pilots" always know what they are talking about. :D

Somebody please get Les Abend the 777 pilot off CNN.


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