All Ops & safety articles – Page 15
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NewsCockpit-voice recorder failed to capture audio before Philadelphia Learjet ambulance crash
US investigators have disclosed that the cockpit-voice recorder on the ambulance Learjet 55 which fatally crashed in Philadelphia failed to capture audio from the flight. The 30min recording tape had required extensive cleaning and repair after the device – which suffered substantial impact damage and liquid ingestion – was retrieved ...
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NewsDeparting QantasLink Dash 8 lined up with edge lights on take-off
Pilots of a QantasLink De Havilland Dash 8-300 inadvertently lined up with runway edge lights during the take-off roll from Mildura airport in February, Australian investigators have disclosed. The turboprop struck and damaged “multiple” edge lights, sustaining minor damage during the 25 February departure from runway 09, says the Australian ...
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NewsAir Busan A321 fire broke out while jet waited for delayed pushback: investigators
Korean investigators have disclosed that the fire which destroyed an Air Busan Airbus A321 originated in a rear overhead luggage bin, as the aircraft awaited a delayed pushback from Gimhae airport. Investigation authority ARAIB’s preliminary findings have not specified the source of the 28 January blaze. Passenger boarding had been ...
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NewsEuropean legislation clears aircraft to fly with ACAS Xa collision-avoidance systems
European air transport legislation has been revised to enable introduction of airborne collision-avoidance systems based on alternative conflict-resolution modelling. The European Union legislation – which enters into force on 10 March – requires aircraft authorised to carry more than 19 passengers to be equipped either with the new ACAS Xa ...
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NewsSky Alps grounds several aircraft after maintenance certification concerns emerge
Italian regional carrier Sky Alps has temporarily grounded seven aircraft as a precaution following concerns over maintenance certification which emerged during an audit. Sky Alps is based in Bolzano, in northern Italy, and has around 14 De Havilland Dash 8-400s. Inspectors from Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC conducted the audit ...
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NewsThrust-lever response deepens mystery of Hawker 900XP dual-engine power loss
Nigerian investigators probing a loss of thrust in both engines of a Hawker 900XP have disclosed that one of the powerplants – which had stopped responding to thrust commands – became responsive again after the aircraft landed. The jet, operated by Flybird Aircraft Management Services, had departed Abuja for Accra ...
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NewsLearjet overran at San Marcos after landing long in gusting tailwind
US investigators have determined that a Learjet 35A sustained serious damage during an overrun, after the crew failed to conduct a go-around despite an unstable approach in a tailwind. The aircraft had been flying from Albuquerque to San Marcos regional airport near Austin on 2 January last year. While in ...
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NewsLearjet touched down with misaligned landing-gear before fatal Scottsdale excursion
Investigators have disclosed that the Learjet 35A which veered off the runway and fatally collided with a parked business aircraft at Scottsdale had touched down with a misaligned left-hand main landing-gear. As the aircraft conducted the approach to runway 21 on 10 February, video images captured from a golf course ...
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NewsAir France reinforces balked-landing training after A350 go-around tail-strike
Air France has implemented balked-landing training for pilots of several aircraft types including the Airbus A350, after one of the twinjets was involved in a tail-strike at Toronto. The A350-900 had been arriving from Paris Charles de Gaulle on 21 January last year. Its first officer was undergoing training during ...
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NewsATR 72 flew level over Guernsey airport at 70ft after crew breached approach ban
Confusion between the pilots of an ATR 72-500 over a go-around led the aircraft to fly at low level over the Guernsey airport in fog, after its crew breached an approach ban. The Lithuanian-registered Jump Air aircraft – operating for Guernsey’s Aurigny – had been attempting to land on runway ...
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NewsUnited 737 Max aborted take-off with wheel fire after long taxi to burn excess fuel
US investigators have determined that a Boeing 737 Max 9 aborted take-off with a damaging wheel fire, the result of its brakes overheating as the crew attempted to burn excess fuel while taxiing. Denver is a high-altitude airport and the air temperature was high, which left the heavily-laden United Airlines ...
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NewsMidway incursion: Exchange indicates executive jet failed to comply with hold-short order
Analysis of air-ground communications at Chicago Midway airport indicates that an executive jet failed to comply with a hold-short instruction before crossing an active runway, on which a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was nearing touching down. The 737 crew initiated a go-around and overflew the Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 on ...
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NewsPanoramic digital cameras to support ground-movement control at Manchester tower
Manchester airport in the UK is to introduce a hybrid digital tower to assist with ground movements at the hub. Air navigation service NATS says the project will provide tower controllers with two panoramic arrays of high-definition cameras to cover 28 parking stands and four taxiing lanes. The installation, which ...
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NewsA350 crew ‘recognised’ low approach before San Francisco tower warning: Asiana
Korean carrier Asiana states that the crew of an Airbus A350 involved in a low-approach incident at San Francisco was aware of the situation before receiving an air traffic control warning. The A350-900, inbound from Seoul on 23 February, had descended below the glidepath during its approach to runway 28L. ...
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NewsCreating a path for evolving technology in busy airspace: UK CAA’s new safety regulation chief
As technological advances introduce diverse aircraft types, and even space vehicles, into the busy UK airspace, the Civil Aviation Authority faces an increasingly complex task to maintain the country’s strong safety reputation.
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NewsAsiana A350 crew warned of low altitude on approach to San Francisco
Air-ground communications at San Francisco indicate that a tower controller warned an Asiana Airbus A350-900 crew over the jet’s altitude after it sank below the glidepath on approach. The crew of Asiana flight OZ212 from Seoul had been conducting the approach to runway 28L, at about 14:00 on 23 February. ...
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NewsUS FAA advises 757 cargo-door tests and cleaning after in-flight opening incidents
US safety regulators are recommending a series of checks on certain Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, after an incident in which the main cargo door opened during flight. The US FAA has stopped short of issuing an airworthiness directive but, in a safety information bulletin, highlights the occurrence in February 2021 ...
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NewsCanada TSB recovers crashed Endeavor Air CRJ900 flight recorders
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the MHIRJ CRJ900 that crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International airport on 17 February.
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NewsCrashed Endeavor CRJ900 appeared to land hard and immediately catch fire
Surveillance video images purportedly capturing the landing accident at Toronto involving an MHIRJ CRJ900 appear to indicate the regional jet touched down hard, with fire erupting almost immediately. Video images circulating on social media appear to show the moment of touchdown, having been taken around the threshold of runway 23. ...
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NewsDelta CRJ900 comes to rest inverted after Toronto landing accident
All passengers and crew on board a Delta Air Lines MHIRJ CRJ900 regional jet have been accounted for, after a landing accident in which the jet came to rest inverted. Video images from the scene show the aircraft was substantially damaged, with its starboard wing separated and its vertical fin ...