Click Here To Help Improving This Blog !The UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) published today an update about the crash-landing of the Boeing 777 flying from Beijing to Heathrow as BA038 on 17th of January.
This new update confirms that all systems operated as expected, but both engine’s high pressure pumps experiences a low fuel pressure condition. Quoting the report:
“The high pressure […]
Planes do crash. It’s rather seldom, but it does happen. I know it, and I frequently read incident and accident reports. A couple of my friends died in accidents. Pilots often say simluator is good for training, but nothing is like actual flying - the same applies to accidents scene.
I’ve never been on a crash […]
The UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch published yesterday an update of the initial investigation report. The new information available is not much:
The plane was established on ILS with autopilot and autothrust engaged
Autothrust comanded a thrust increase to which the engines reacted initially
Three seconds later, the thrust of right right engine reduced
Eight seconds later, the thrust […]
According to standard investigation procedure, the UK AAIB published today the initial report about the British Airways Boeing 777 which crash-landed in Heathrow last week. Usually such a report simply states obvious facts. In this case however as and all on board survived, and the black-boxes were easily extracted and not damaged, the initial report contains […]
The report about the AirFrance Airbus 340 that crashed in Toronto on 2nd of August 2005 has been publised by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. To make a long story short, let’s say the weather was bad with thunderstorms around the airport, the crew landed long, the aircraft overran the runway and caught fire.
The […]
