A400M crashed probably due to software problems from – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

      

 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         

 
 
 
 
 
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After the crash of an Airbus A400M military transport in Spain has warned of possible problems with the electronic engine control of the aircraft. All users of A400M should examine every aircraft engine called the electronic engine control unit (Electronic Control Unit), the Airbus military division said on Tuesday. In the “urgent technical recommendation of the manufacturer” therefore is a “one-time check-check” of the unit recommended “before the next flight.”

                         
         
         
                                                             
                             

“autorTxt” Author: Ulrich Friese, editor-in business.
  
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The search for causes of the recent crash of the A400M military transport will continue at full speed. Here, the studies on the newly developed turboprop engines and fuel supply of the four units, which is controlled by the on-board electronics focus. Accordingly, it should be less be a mechanical failure but a control problem with the software, confirmed a person familiar with the investigation of the crash person in relation to the FAZ A final study report is not yet available.

                         
         
         
                                                             

According to a survivor of the accident flight in Seville, Spain, by the four people lost their lives, should be down shortly after taking off at least three of the four engines. Although the manufacturer Airbus confirmed this information, but wants to comment on details only after evaluation of the black box.

                         
         
         
         
             
                                                                      
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

     
     

 
     
 

     
 
     
 
     

 
         
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                                      An Airbus A400M
                     
     
     
 

 
                                 
                         
         
         
                                                             

The A400M has been shipped to date, among others, Great Britain, France and Germany. Since the crash in Spain two weeks ago, most countries have suspended flight operations with its A400M. The crashed plane was to be extradited to Turkey.

                         
         
         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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The A400M was 12 years ago by seven NATO countries to replace the antiquated Military Transporter Transall been commissioned. Since then the caused initially to EUR 20 billion estimated project by technical shortcomings and delays stir. Here, the powerful TP-400 engines proved quite some time to be highly susceptible to interference. To avoid dependence on American engine manufacturers, founded the European equipment a consortium with partners ITP, the German MTU, Rolls-Royce and Snecma to develop the strongest with 11,000 hp Turboprop the Western world, as it was then.

                         
         
         
                                                                                   

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The crash of the Airbus A400M military transport in Spain may have been caused by software problems. Airbus has discovered a software error that could trigger the shutdown of several engines.

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