From: "George Sherwood" 

Here are some pictures:
http://www.airlinecrew.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/155183/Main/154
652

Looks to me that the material gave away.  Guess if the rudder had recently
been replaced it could have been done incorrectly, but have to see the
results of the investigation.  I read today that Airbus is asking airlines
to perform inspections on about 400 aircraft.

George

"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
news:42365325$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> This is the same (Canadian) airline that nearly lost a plan over the
> mid-Atlantic ~4 years ago in large part due to shoddy maintenance
> procedures, according to the official inquiry. So it's worth waiting to
> see
> what the most recent inquiry says before piling on Airbus.
>
> http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/09/06/transat_fine010906
>
> Much like one of the pilots quoted in the Guardian story, I too have taken
> longer, circuitous and more expensive routes to avoid flying on Air
> Transat,
> and was doing so *prior* to the events described in the CBC story.
> --

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