Canada's Proposed Aviation Safety Regulations Do Not Comply With Science Or International Standards, Petitioners Say
Pilots are calling on Canadians to add their voice to the 7,000 who have signed a petition calling on Transport Canada to implement stronger pilot fatigue rules. Transport Canada's proposed updates to the 20-year-old Canadian Aviation Regulations still do not comply with established fatigue science, leaving Canadian pilots and their passengers falling behind comparable jurisdictions like the United States.
Fuel Tank Ignition Could Occur Due To Overheating Hydraulic System
EASA has issued an emergency AD (2017-0154-E) for all Airbus A350-941 airplanes following the recent discovery of an overheat failure mode of the the A350 hydraulic Engine Driven Pump (EDP). Such EDP failure may cause a fast temperature rise of the hydraulic fluid. This condition, if not detected and corrected, combined with an inoperative Fuel Tank Inerting System (FTIS), could lead to an uncontrolled overheat of the hydraulic fluid, possibly resulting in ignition of the fuel-air mixture in the affected fuel tank.
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