Sixteen Airbus A380s to Undergo Inspection After Cracks Found on Wings

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has ordered urgent inspections of 16 Airbus AIR 1.97%increase; up pointing triangle A380 planes after cracks were found in a wing component on some aircraft.

The EASA said in a directive, effective Wednesday, that cracks were found during earlier inspections of the wing spars structure, a key component of the wing. EASA determined they “could reduce the structural integrity of the wing.”