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Russian Airline Suspends All Flights On ATR 72-200 Aircraft Following Serbian Crash
UTair Aviation of Russia has announced that it is grounding all of its ATR 72-200 aircraft following the crash of one of its ATR 72-200 in Serbia recently, saying it will wait until the result of that crash are found by investigators (www.thefloridanewsjournal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Anyone with the brain of a shriveled grape can get through this article without being too terribly stumped by the whole Serbia/Siberia thing. The real issue is a "po-dunk" Russian airline wants to cover up their deficiencies by grounding some foreign built line of aircraft when their own aircraft (Tupelov, Ilyushin or Yak) repeatedly fall out of the sky.
Now days, most of the aircraft used by the major carriers in Russia are using western equipment (Airbus and Boeing). The Russian equivalent to our dept. of transportation has been working to get old Russian aircraft grounded.
Maybe you don't know much about the ATR 42/72, but it has actually had some serious flight control issues in the past, read for yourself.
http://aviationsafetynetwork.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/easa-issues-emergency-ad-on-atr-72-flight-controls/
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/atr-72-in-flight-upset-traced-to-rudder-maintenance-fault-355639/
I would take a bet that it's related to the under-engineered flight control system, particular the rudder on the ATRs, I would much rather fly a Q400 myself - they at least have a hydraulically powered rudder.
http://aviationsafetynetwork.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/easa-issues-emergency-ad-on-atr-72-flight-controls/
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/atr-72-in-flight-upset-traced-to-rudder-maintenance-fault-355639/
I would take a bet that it's related to the under-engineered flight control system, particular the rudder on the ATRs, I would much rather fly a Q400 myself - they at least have a hydraulically powered rudder.
Q400 for me too, except to Buffalo.
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Was she in this plane crash as well? How AWFUL!
Wow... I never thought this crap would ever make its way onto FA, but I guess there's no escaping it.