Ce n'est quand même pas anodin : certains appareils doivent être inspectés endéans les 4 jours.
On a découvert des fissures "qui pourraient affecter l'intégrité structurelle de l'avion".
Beaucoup de types d'avions ont été "grounded" à un moment de leur existence - Comet, DC10, Concorde, etc - ce n'est pas exceptionnel.
http://avherald.com/...e=44992a89&opt=0EASA mandates as interim action, further mandatory rulemaking to be expected, that all Airbus A380 aircraft with serial numbers 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 33, 34 and 45 with 1800 flight cycles or more since first flight to be inspected within four days, aircraft with 1300 flight cycles or more and less than 1800 flight cycles within six weeks.
EASA argues that during the inspections following the first discovery of cracks during the repair of the Qantas aircraft a new type of cracks was discovered that is more significant than the original type of rib foot hole cracking and can develop into type 2 cracks from that web cracking and thus could potentially affect structural integrity of the aircraft if not corrected.