Airbus is ordering engine software checks on A400M military aircraft after one of the four-engine turboprops crashed in Seville, Spain, on May 9 during a test flight, killing four of the six on board. According to a Reuters report, Airbus found data from the crash indicating a possible problem with the installation of the system that runs the engines. The company issued an alert to military agencies using the carrier aircraft, asking them to check the “electronic control units” that control the engines.
The A400M that crashed hit an electrical tower during an emergency landing attempt. The accident remains under investigation and information from the flight data recorders hasn’t been released by the Spanish government. “The cause of the crash will only be discovered if Airbus’s findings are being matched with the data from the flight data recorder,” an unnamed military expert told Reuters. The turboprop was produced as part of Europe’s biggest defense project, costing $22 billion. The aircraft went into service in 2013, three years behind schedule.
