QF A220 Arrivals

[C Patters]

Can anyone shed some light into what’s going on with X4A? These are brand new aircraft & shouldn’t be having any issues

[Lauren J]

Originally Posted by C Patters

Can anyone shed some light into what’s going on with X4A? These are brand new aircraft & shouldn’t be having any issues

Airbus A220s worldwide have a pretty poor reliability rate. Combination of supply chain issues, PW1000Gs, and general teething problems that are seeming to take longer to resolve than other aircraft.

[MarkR]

Nice aircraft when their flying, red ink for airlines taking the gamble in the meantime.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by C Patters

Can anyone shed some light into what’s going on with X4A? These are brand new aircraft & shouldn’t be having any issues

Anti corrosion work being done, next delivery will go straight in for work while those to come later will get a fix on the production line

[Robert.M]

Really! You’ll think that would have been done while being built!

[Kent Broadhead]

Originally Posted by Robert.M

Really! You’ll think that would have been done while being built!

It's the PW engine issues isn't it, not airframe?

[Brenden S]

I heard it is wing corrosion issues on the grapevine.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Brenden S

I heard it is wing corrosion issues on the grapevine.

The slat tracks were designed with such tight tolerances that it squeezes out basically all the grease. So, they’re starting to corrode in places where it’s rolling up against the rollers.

[Brenden S]

That will do it.

[C Patters]

Some images of X4C

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyulpl...33740/sizes/l/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyulpl...59777/sizes/l/