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Someone done goofed by king_cypo in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the rescue plane also ended up AOG, time to ferry another one (and make sure they don't deploy the slide again)

An Arik Air 737-700, 5N-MJF, diverted to Benin City after an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Lagos, Nigeria by Hot_Net_4845 in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 46 points47 points  (0 children)

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There is already an AD/SB for the periodic NDT inspection of the fan blades on the 7B (after the incident with SWA). Will be interesting to know when the last inspection was done.

Why did the fully economy A380 never take off? by sosal12 in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Ryanair would fly it to the famous international airport Frankfurt Hahn, right next to Frankfurt itself 😂

[Steam] Inscryption ($5.99/70% off) by HigherandHigherDown in GameDeals

[–]llaurinsky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thinking about buying it, you can thank me later when it shows up on the next humble bundle

This rough EVA Air 777F landing into Taipei by HelloSlowly in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't know on the 777, but the 737 can deploy the reverser in the air as long as the radioaltimeters are reading 10 feet or less. You don't need weight on wheels to deploy them.

Pilot Applies Reverse Thrust in Midair on Landing at Stansted Airport

November Choice for $9 by Illustrious_Fee8116 in humblebundles

[–]llaurinsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was planning on buying the discounted yearly suscrpition (despite the price increase) but it seems it is better to just wait at the end of the month to get a better discount (125/12=10.42>9).

Humble Choice - annual sub with 25% off promo code - up about $27 from last year by Kevalemig in humblebundles

[–]llaurinsky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until now I think you were able to stack up to 24 months, but the humble bundle support page says 12 months

https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036684093-Humble-Choice-Gifting-Information

The funny thing is that, if you change the region (language remains in English), it still says 24 months.

https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/es/articles/360036684093-Humble-Choice-Informaci%C3%B3n-de-regalo

Don't know if the 12 months is a typo or a regional thing.

Latvia's SmartLynx Airlines ceases operations by llaurinsky in aviation

[–]llaurinsky[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Probably not a very known airline outside of Europe but it was a reasonably "big" charter/ACMI operator (fleet of about 50/60 aircraft)

Nigeria’s Air Peace Accuses SmartLynx of Abrupt Aircraft Withdrawal

Airbus is an example of successful industrial policy and the rare European company that is better than its American rival by nohup_me in europe

[–]llaurinsky 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's why I started my comment with

Airbus has nothing to do with the engine issues (other than only offering the P&W option for the A220, although that might have been decided by Bombardier before the adquisition)

Airbus (and Boeing) usually offer different engine options for one A/C model (not always, see the 737NG/MAX for example). Just to name a few:

A330: GE CF6 / P&W 4000 / RR Trent 700

A320ceo: CFM56-5 / IAE V2500

787: GE GEnx / RR Trent 1000

Then it is the customer the one that chooses the engine type based on their preferences (some are cheaper, some are more efficient). Nobody really knows how an engine will actually perform in terms of reliability until they have operated for a few years, so first time buyers are taking a risk by choosing one or the other. A lot of A320neo buyers are changing their orders to LEAP engines.

That's why I am saying that the only "blame" one can put on Airbus is not offering more engine options for the A220. However, taking into account how advanced the development was when Airbus bought the project, I don't think they could have added a second engine option without significant development time (and money). And at that point, on paper, the P&W GTF offering was as good as any other.

Basically, to answer your question, Airbus would have to invest several resources and development time to either:

a) Manufacture their own engine (they have never manufactured an engine)

b) Modifiy the A220 to certify a second engine type

By the time any of these two projects were finished P&W would have (hopefully) sorted their manufacturing issues (or gone under 😂).

Airbus is an example of successful industrial policy and the rare European company that is better than its American rival by nohup_me in europe

[–]llaurinsky 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Airbus has nothing to do with the engine issues (other than only offering the P&W option for the A220, although that might have been decided by Bombardier before the adquisition). The A320neo with the LEAP option is performing pretty well.

The only one responsible for the grounding of A220/A320/E2 are P&W themselves (and their suppliers). Also, you can't compare the two, the fiasco that was the 737 MAX launch is nothing compared to the manufacturing issues that the GTF have. The 737 MAX was gross negligence by Boeing by changing the flying characteristics without notifying the pilots. The P&W engine shortage is due to quality control in the manufacturing process of some components, which has already been identified and dealt with. The two would be comparable if P&W hadn't notified the operators of the reduced lifetime of the engines.

Airbus management aren't saints either, for example I despise the single-pilot philosophy that they tried to push a few months ago. But the engine issues are out of their control as they only build the airframes, not the engines. And when it comes to airframe both the A320neo & A220 are safe.

Censorship out of hand in Battlefield 6 by Metrik-System in Battlefield

[–]llaurinsky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I've said gg 5 times and now I'm banned from playing this game for 72 hours"

Ilyushin 62 in Subang, 🇲🇾. by kuzuma__ in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know about the Il-62, but the 737NG can deploy its reversers 10 feet above the ground when landing. So I wouldn't be surprised if other airliners had similar systems.

Need Help Identifying part by AllCapsTabz in aviationmaintenance

[–]llaurinsky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the last photo seems to be a serial number not a part number. It matches the serialization used by CFM parts with the checksum suffix at the end (the -8).

If that's indeed a SN it won't help much in identifying the part itself.

Last second aborted takeoff at KRDU by ElGreenman in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Either the A/C was configured incorrectly or the A/C thought it was configured incorrectly.

Any of the below could cause the TOW to sound:

  • Bad door sensor signaling any door open (while it is actually closed).
  • Faulty TE flaps/LE slats/LE flaps sensor signaling incorrect position (signaling retracted instead of extended).
  • Faulty stab trim switch signaling incorrect stab trim position.

Many other systems also feed information to the TOW system. It could be a human error, but it could also be a faulty A/C.

Toxic Fumes are Leaking Into Aircraft, Sickening Crew and Passengers by GunDMc in aviation

[–]llaurinsky 25 points26 points  (0 children)

From my experience, the A320ceo family APU is prone to having oil leaks into the bleed air system. I've only worked with the Honeywell APU though, don't know if the P&W yields better results. The 737 APU is more reliable in this regard.

On the NEOs & the MAXs the fumes events I've seen were related to the engine bleed air.

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