Airbus A320/321 NEO "excessive pitch potential"

Mebuntu

Airbus has determined that the A320neo is potentially vulnerable to an angle-of-attack protection weakness which could result in excessive pitch attitude under certain circumstances.

The condition is "different" from the excessive-pitch anomaly recently discovered during analysis of the larger A321neo, says the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, although it appears outwardly similar.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a321neo-operators-alerted-over-excessive-pitch-ano-459718/

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a320neo-also-potentially-vulnerable-to-pitch-up-scen-460046/

kevinandrew

Appears everyone is being a lot more cautious and digging that little bit deeper when it comes to aircraft safety, particularly pitch anomalies after the MAX disasters and grounding.

It can only be good news in the long term that these are picked up and fixed now.

Jack1985

It should be pointed out too that the Airbus A320 family and its existing FBW is far more extensive than the MAX.

basill

And there have been no in service occurrences. Its nothing like the Max issue. All airlines operating the A321NEO will implement a CofG limitation and there won't be an issue.

https://www.mro-network.com/maintenance-repair-overhaul/airbus-easa-flag-a321neo-pitch-anomaly