A320 Post Flight Report (PFR)
The maintenance Post Flight Report (PFR) can only be printed on ground. It summarizes and displays the list of the…
Notebook of a Soviet student in 1989
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Wake Vortices
All aircraft generate wake vortices, also known as wake turbulence, which continue to be evident far behind the generating aircraft….
The first large passenger jet built in China has successfully completed its first commercial flight.
China’s first domestically-manufactured large passenger jet has successfully completed its maiden commercial flight. State TV showed the C919 rising into…
Airbus A320 family APU options
Airbus A320 family has two APU option, whether APIC APS 3200 or Honeywell 131-9A.Both are almost similar but have some…
Aircraft Engine Temperatures
The combustion process in an aircraft engine produces extremely high temperatures, with temperatures in the combustion chamber reaching up to…
AirFrance A350 Unusual Bird Strike?
Air France Airbus A350-900 (F-HTYO) flight #AF291 to Paris suffered a bird strike during takeoff, the aircraft safely returned to…
Engine Wash and Engine Performance Recovery (EGT margin Recovery)
The engine performance retention is tracked with a specific engine parameter, the EGT margin. It is used, through engine trend monitoring Deterioration rate of EGT margin by 2 to 3°C per 1000 hours due toEngine wear due to normal use , this normal deterioration rate can be reduced by…
A passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air while a flight was on approach to the airport
While on final approach to Daegu Airport, an emergency exit of an aircraft was opened. Asiana Airlines plane door was…
A320 THS Electrical Load Sensing Device (ELSD)
The A320 family THSA has a fail-safe design: each attachment, upper and lower, has two load paths, a normally loaded…