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Pilots took off with fog forecast and fog developing in the area
The descent in low visibility resulted in the pilot having insufficient time to manoeuvre the…
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Engine failed as a result of an internal oil fire, weakening a turbine disk and resulting in turbine blades being released
Fire occurred when oil leaked from an oil…
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Wheel rim fractured and tyre deflated due to undetected fatigue cracking, a known issue
Non-detection likely due to inadequate guidance on inspection requirements…
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Worn bushings led to fretting damage on a lever arm in the fourth-stage variable stator vanes within a General Electric CF6-80E1 engine’s high-pressure compressor…
A fan blade failure in an Airbus A330’s Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine due to a fatigue crack has led to enhanced inspection processes and technical solutions that reduce the likelihood of…
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Boeing 777 turned right on departure from Sydney Airport instead of left, resulting in a loss of separation with an ATR72 that had departed from the parallel runway…
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Flight crew elected to return to Perth after detecting a popping or banging sound from the left engine
Managing partial power loss a more complex scenario than a…
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Missing nut allowed bolt to separate from bellcrank in cyclic control assembly
Self-locking nut was likely either not reinstalled or inadequately torqued after…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is advising owners, operators, pilots and maintainers of piston-engine aircraft to take measures to detect the presence of, and prevent the entry of,…
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Fatigue crack causes driveshaft failure
Pilot promptly initiated precautionary landing
Manufacturer recommends driveshaft replacement after 5,000 hours
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