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Sukhoi Inspects 48 Superjets for Cracks in Uncertified Titanium

Endoscope examinations show no sign of cracks in suspected parts.

By Vladimir Karnozov

February 22, 2019

Some six weeks after Brussels Airlines prematurely ended SSJ100 operations due to what it called long downtimes and aircraft complexity, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) found itself addressing further aggravation, this time involving the alleged use of poor quality titanium parts in roughly a quarter of the active Superjet fleet. On Wednesday, Russian media reported that about 50 aircraft might have developed micro cracks in landing gear and engine and flap attachment points allegedly made of uncertified titanium alloy. An airworthiness directive issued by the Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsiya on December 29 appears to support the claims.

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