report airbus a380 failures

report airbus a380 failures

The instructions I want research about what are the airbus 380 failures, the issue with this airbus regarding terminal space in the airport. Then write a report about this topic So the goal would be a 2 page draft please include sources the due on 25 NOV I upload an example of the same process. So you need to follow the same process

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The instructions
I want research about what are the airbus 380 failures, the issue with this airbus regarding terminal space in the airport. Then write a report about this topic
So the goal would be a 2 page draft please include sources the due on 25 NOV
I upload an example of the same process. So you need to follow the same process

Investigation into door seals of Airbus A380
Executive summary
On January 6, 2014 the Airbus A380 had to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan airport due failure in one of the main doors which caused the oxygen masks to be automatically released. After this incident Airbus group investigated the reasons behind this failure in order to follow the root of the issue. Airbus discovered that the door seals failed to resist the high vibration which damaged the door seals. Therefore, through this section we will evaluate how well system engineering was applied in the Airbus A380 project. Also, we will address what system engineering principles could have been applied to prevent system failures. Airbus violated some important systems engineering concepts in developing the Airbus A380. Including Airbus’ ability to perform sufficient Verification & Validation test into individual components (door seal), the Airbus’ weak risk analysis to anticipate the potential risk of failing the door seals, and the Airbus’ violation to the customer’s requirements such as safe plane, and quiet onboard.
Background
According the BBC news, an Airbus A380 operated by the Singapore airport had to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan because of the of the loss of cabin pressure. The BBC news followed up with the incident by interviewing an electrical supervisor who was in the plane and said, “the plane was cruising at around 38,000 feet when it suddenly began to drop.” This incident opened the door for investigators in the Airbus to find out the causes this issue.
Detailed Findings
The Airbus A380 suffered from drop and change in the cabin pressure due to the air leak through the door in the plane. According the BBC news, there was change in the cabin pressure that forced the captains to make an emergency landing. The initial investigations reported that the drop of the cabin pressure is caused by the air leaking through one of the doors in the plane. However, after the incident Airbus crew started investigating the causes of air leaking through one of the doors. Airbus was very concerned about the risk of having the same failure in other A380 planes, so Airbus requested inspection for all A380 planes to inspect the door’s functionality. A group of Airbus engineers took responsibility to trace the root causes behind the air leak through the door in A380 planes.
Through the door failure investigation, Airbus engineers discovered that the reason behind the air leak was because of tears in the door seals.. According to the Professional Engineering News, Tom Williams, executive vice-president of programmers at Airbus commented about the door seal failure saying, “after Baku we were concerned about reinforcing the cover plate. It went into a high frequency aerodynamic resonance which resulted in a tearing in the doo seal.” It seems the high vibration in the cover plate eventually caused damage to the door seal. Airbus is now concerned about reinforcing the door plate to handle high frequency aerodynamic resonance.
However, testing the ability of door seals to withstand high vibration should be examined through specific verification methods. Verification and validation is one of the important concepts in system engineering which can be implemented to verify the functionality of the system components. The door seals on the Airbus A380 is one of the components that can be tested through the verification and validation test. Airbus should have verifyied that the door seals had the ability to withstand high vibration while onboard the plane. We think Airbus should use analytical methods to verify the strength of the door seals in the Airbus A380. It is difficult to use a test or demonstration method because of the cost to perform test or demonstration. Also, the inspection method would be an insufficient method to test the strength of the door’s seals because this verification requires simulation and creating vibration on the door.
Another interesting point that is related the emergency landing incident, is Airbus requested door inspections for their A380 planes. According to the Professional Engineering News “Airbus was to reinforce the door seals on up to 13 of its A380 aircraft after complaints about disturbing whistling noises and cabin depressurization.” Airbus was not confident about the verification test they used to test the strength of the door seals. Or, Airbus neglected verifying the door seals due to lack of time since passing the data to deliver A380 to their customer. Therefore, the lack of time might have caused Airbus to perform inspection verification (or neglect verification) instead of analytical verification. This would have ensured the ability of the door seals to withstand high vibration. Airbus received complaints from customer after a short time of putting the Airbus A380 into the utilization stage. In addition to the delay to deliver the A380, Airbus is now putting the A380 into the inspection period which means the A380 planes won’t be used before inspecting the door seals. Inspection period means taking the A380 out of operation which will add more delay. ( I need to add more thought into this section)
Another important system engineering concept that Airbus should have better considered is risk management. A good risk management plan would anticipate what would go wrong with the system and develop a risk management strategy to decide how to overcome any risk that might threaten the system. It is important to develop risk analysis to estimate the potential of failing components within the system. Quantitative risk analysis would be suitable to analyze what might go wrong within the system. Monte Carlo simulation would be a powerful tool to use in analyzing risks in the system. Also, Airbus failed in anticipating the risks in the system and what actions should be taken in order to overcome the risk. Airbus didn’t take into consideration the potential risk of a failing door seal. When a risk does not manage the consequences, problems could go really bad in the system.
Based on the complaints Airbus has received, it seems that the Airbus A380 failed in meeting the some of the customer requirements. One of the customer requirements is the plane has to be quiet onboard and the plane should not cause noise during operation. Also, the Airbus A380 has to be safe which is one of the fundamental requirements and transfer passengers around the world safely. Passengers complained about the noise in the A380 during the flight as well as the dropped pressure in the cabin which caused the oxygen masks to come out. Arabia 2000 reported another incident with the Emirates Airline. The Dubai carrier confirmed there was a “whistling noise emanating from one of the doors on the A380 upper deck” but said the sound from the door was caused by “a small dimensional difference between the inflated door seal and the door lower frame striker plate when the door is in the closed position.” ( need more here too)

Reference
AIRBUS STRENGTHENS A380 DOOR SEALS. Professional Engineering [serial online]. July 2014;27(7):4. Available from: Associates Programs Source, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 16, 2015.
“Airbus Reassures on A380 Door Problems.” Business Insider. N.p., 16 July 2014. Web. 19 Nov. 2015.
Emirates Airline Denies A380’s Exit Door Opens Mid-Air. Arabia 2000 [serial online]. February 17, 2013;Available from: Points of View Reference Center, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 16, 2015.
KAMINSKI-MORROW D. Airbus to revamp A380 door seals. Flight International [serial online]. July 29, 2014;186(5450):14. Available from: Vocational Studies Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed November 16, 2015.
“Singapore Airlines A380 plane in emergency landing.” BBC News 6 Jan. 2014: n. pag. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.

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