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December 30, 2011

Airworthiness Directive for L-1011 aircraft issued by FAA

December 30, 2011
Summary: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Lockheed Martin Corporation/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Model L-1011-385-1, L-1011-385-1-14, L-1011-385-1-15, and L-1011-385-3 airplanes. This AD was prompted by results from a damage tolerance analysis conducted by the manufacturer indicating that fatigue cracking could occur in wing rear spar and upper surface zones. This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the wing rear spar and upper surface zones, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct such fatigue cracking, which could result in cracking that grows large enough to reduce the wing strength below certificated requirements and possibly cause fracture of the rear spar, resulting in extensive damage to the wing and possible fuel leaks.

October 08, 2011

Portuguese TriStar fleet status 10/11

MSN 1206 euroAtlantic CS-TMX - scrapped at Lisbon (LIS)
MSN 1240 euroAtlantic CS-TEB - stored at Amman (ADJ)
MSN 1241 Luzair CS-TMR - stored at Victorville (VCV) / listed for sale
MSN 1248 Luzair CS-TMP - stored at Aqaba (AQJ) / listed for sale

August 11, 2011

Moving to a new hangar

TriStar500.net is moving to a new home so the site should be off for a little while.

I'd like to thank Jorge Diogo (Airsim.net), Paulo Correia and Miguel Blaufuks (SimFlight) for providing the free hosting these last 4 years.