Alert refueller noticed SIA A350 preparing for pushback with pitot covers still fitted

SIA A350 pitot incident-c-Heston MRO via ATSB

Source: Heston MRO via ATSB

Investigators have revealed that a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 at Brisbane was only prevented from departing with its pitot covers still fitted because an alert refueller on the adjacent parking bay alerted ground personnel.

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