Airbus under scrutiny by the US aviation authority: Production defects and quality issues

Here We Go Again! Now Airbus Has Problems With Door Locks

2025-12-10 From Peter Königsreuther | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Due to numerous production and quality defects, Airbus has been and remains under scrutiny by the US aviation authority. Now the "overseers" must tighten the reins again ...

Still under supervision! The list of defects in Airbus jets does not seem to be getting shorter. For the past two weeks, there have once again been problems. Newly reported are faulty door locks ...(Image: Airbus) — Still under supervision! The list of defects in Airbus jets does not seem to be getting shorter. For the past two weeks, there have once again been problems. Newly reported are faulty door locks ...
(Image: Airbus)

Renewed trouble arises with Airbus jets! Following issues with onboard computers and fuselage panels, airlines in the U.S. must now inspect the door latches of numerous aircraft more frequently. The reason cited is potential cracks, as stated in a directive from the U.S. aviation authority FAA to operators of nearly 2,000 Airbus jets from the A320 family. The authority has accordingly updated an airworthiness directive requesting the inspection of door hinges as well as already mandated checks on fuselage components. A total of 1,924 Airbus aircraft registered in the U.S. are affected. The world's largest aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, has also reported several problems over the past two weeks.

Software, Engines, And Fuselage Parts Are Causing Airbus Concern

In around 6,000 aircraft worldwide, the software of an onboard computer had to be reverted to an older version. Additionally, A320neo jets with Pratt & Whitney engines are no longer allowed to take off under certain weather conditions with freezing fog without further precautions. Defects in certain fuselage panels also emerged. Because the manufacturer needs to inspect and, if necessary, replace these fuselage parts, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury had to lower his target for new aircraft deliveries this year. Door bolts and other components have been on the aviation safety watchlist for some time, ever since a nearly new passenger jet from U.S. manufacturer Boeing lost a large fuselage component mid-flight in early 2024. While no one was seriously injured in the incident, Boeing has been under supervision since then.

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