EU safety regulator orders A380 engine inspection

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Series Details 11.11.10
Publication Date 11/11/2010
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The European Union’s air safety regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has issued an emergency order to inspect all Superjumbo A380 passenger jet engines on the 11 November 2010 after a Rolls-Royce turbine blew up on a Qantas flight the previous week.

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EASA: European Aviation Safety Agency issues an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD), 11.11.10 http://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2010-0236-E
BBC News, 12.11.10: Rolls-Royce says one part caused Qantas A380 blow-out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11740915
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