Probe reveals oxygen bottle burst on Qantas flight

www.topix.net | Aug 31, 2008

Air safety investigators confirmed Friday that an exploding oxygen cylinder ripped a gaping hole in a Qantas jet's fuselage midflight last month, but said they were no closer to solving the mystery of why the tank failed.The release of the interim report by Julian Walsh, acting executive

http://www.topix.net/business/airlines/2008/08/probe-reveals-oxygen-bottle-burst-on-qantas-flight

Tech.view | On a wing and a prayer | Economist.com

www.economist.com | Aug 1, 2008

AS THE investigation unfolds, it’s becoming clear that the 365 passengers and crew aboard Qantas flight 30, which made an emergency landing in Manila on July 25th, are lucky to be alive. The Boeing 747-400 suffered an explosive decompression 29,000 feet over the South China Sea.

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11837625&fsrc=RSS

Probe of Qantas Mishap Centers on Oxygen Cylinder - WSJ.com

online.wsj.com | Jul 28, 2008

With accident investigators increasingly suspecting that an oxygen bottle exploded and punched a 9-foot-long hole in the fuselage of a Qantas Airways Ltd. jumbo jet last week, Boeing Co.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121713981275987733.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo

IS RFID READY TO FLY?

www.aviationweek.com | Jun 12, 2008

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Cobham - NEWS ARCHIVE

Carleton Technologies Inc, a growing family of Cobham companies with facilities in North America and Europe, is now well placed to make an increasing impact in key niche markets in the aerospace and defence sectors.

http://www.cobham.com/news.asp?pageID=128&menuID=2_4_2&articleID=26&type=archive

1989 | 1298 | Flight Archive

www.flightglobal.com

The Mirage looks sleek, despite the maintenance of a wide cabin cross-section far back along the fuselage tains zero cabin altitude to 12,000ft, and then allows it to increase almost linearly to rea

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%201298.html

ADs for Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes

Airworthiness Directives Aerospatiale (Socata) TBM 700 Series Aeroplanes AD/TBM 700/ Title AL 1 Battery Overheating Indication 5/1993 2 Elevator Horn Anti-Icing 6/1993 3 Rudder Skin 1/1994 4 Elevator and Rudder Drainage 1/1994 5 Amdt 2 Elevator Trim Tab 2/1996 6 Ground Power Receptacle Shunt

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NTSB - Remarks by Member John Goglia

I am pleased to be here this morning before such a distinguished international group. As a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, I welcome this opportunity and appreciate your hospitality. The aviation industry has seen tremendous growth around the world in the last decade.

http://www.ntsb.gov/speeches/jg000221.htm