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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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From: jmhollen9/25/2005 12:29:16 PM
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Airbus admits undercarriage problems on A320 series
09.25.2005, 07:08 AM


PARIS (AFX) - Airbus acknowledged previous jammed nose wheel incidents similar to the one which caused a spectacular emergency landing in the US earlier this week.

'These incidents all ended without a problem and we must await the end of the inquiry to know what really caused this one and if the causes are the same,' an Airbus spokeswoman said.

She was responding to a report from the US Federal Aviation Administration following the emergency landing of an Airbus A320 at Los Angeles airport with the nose wheels jammed at right angles to the fuselage.

Incidents involving nose wheels had occurred with an American West A320 in February 1999, a JetBlue A320 on Nov 1, 2002 and a United Airlines A319 -- a smaller version of the Airbus model -- on Nov 21, 2002, the FAA said Friday.

No one was injured in any of the incidents.

The New York Times reported Friday, citing FAA officials, that Wednesday's incident, again involving a JetBlue A320, marked at least the seventh time the Airbus has had problems with its nose wheels.

The French Airline Pilots' Association for its part said there had been six such incidents before 2000.

On Wednesday, the nose landing gear on JetBlue flight 292 became jammed at a 90 degree angle and failed to retract following takeoff from Burbank airport in the Los Angeles area.

With the plight of the plane carried live on national television -- and watched by the 140 passengers on seatback screens -- the crew dumped fuel and landed spectacularly but safely.

forbes.com

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