The Airbus announced on Tuesday (19) an alert asking the software all the A400M aircraft to be updated after a failure in the plane of the system have caused a fatal accident earlier this month.
The warning from the French manufacturer comes just days after the fall of a newly manufactured A400M, a flight test in Seville. In the accident, which four military of the Spanish Air Force were killed and two others were injured.
The aircraft should have been delivered to the Turkish government. The British Armed Forces and Germany, which also bought the plane, dropped out of flying with the aircraft until further clarification on the case are provided. France, however, continues to use the A400M.
According to a report in German magazine Der Spiegel , a problem in the software caused a plane crash in three control units four engines the plane, causing them to stop working immediately after takeoff.
The Spanish Defense Ministry says it is investigating the accident, but did not disclose details about the case. The data from the black box of the aircraft have also been classified as confidential by the Spanish government.
After an internal investigation into the safety of the A400M, Airbus asked the aircraft owners do specific tests of control units before each flight, and to update the aircraft’s software. “It is a precaution that is part of our activities,” says the note.
The Airbus A400M is the largest defense project currently developed in Europe, costing 20 billion euros (67 billion dollars). It was developed by NATO to replace the old military cargo from the mainland.
Since its inception, the project had a number of problems. Technical issues with the refueling, loading of cargo and other operations caused the delay in delivery of the aircraft. Airbus sold 174 A400M, but only 12 are operational
. Source: Guardian / Der Spiegel
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