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Safety agency calls for checks on A380 wing parts

Europe’s air safety authority is calling on airlines to inspect their A380 superjumbo jets after Airbus found new cracks in the metal brackets inside the wings. The European Aviation Safety Agency issued an airworthiness directive that called for “a detailed visual inspection” of the aircraft’s so-called “wing rib feet” — the metal brackets that connect the wing’s ribs to its skin.

The Associated Press via Manufacturing.net