Cracks in Concorde
iNZPA London' I Hair-line cracks have been) 'detected in the wings of all;. | five British Airways Con- ■ !corde airliners, according to: press reports. The damage is not serious; enough to ground the SS6M: supersonic planes. Although the cracks were: ,found long bef. e they could! cause any threat to the 2080; ! km/h plane, they have ap-; ipeared alarmingly early top ‘the life of the Concorde,! (which has been in service lonlv two vears. Three have been repaired; ! with a special extra';
'strengthening plate inside: (the wing. A similar repair! I job is expected to be done' on the others in the next few days. A British Airways spokes-; man said: “There was no danger to passengers. The ■ cracks were found during a ; routine inspection and are ! being repaired as a part of . routine maintenance. “They are invisible to the. ;naked eye and were found (by special electronic tests.” ! ; Air France is also believed to have found a similar fault lin some of its four Con-: ' cordes.
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Press, 6 March 1978, Page 9
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