21 years ago Air Transat Flight 236 was on a transatlantic flight bound for Lisbon, Portugal, from Toronto, Canada, and lost all engine power while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The Airbus A330 ran out of fuel due to a fuel leak caused by improper maintenance. Captain Robert Piché, 48, an experienced glider pilot, and […]
August 2022
Alaska Airlines Engine Nacelle ripped off
Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Diego returned to Sea-Tac International Airport shortly after it left Monday morning after reports of an “unusual vibration,” the airline said. Part of the cowling, the metal paneling covering the engine, detached from the plane upon landing, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. The crew aboard the Boeing […]
In Russia, an airport employee was hit by a plane propeller and died on the spot
An employee of the airport in the city of Beloyarsky in Ugra fell under the propeller of the aircraft and died on the spot from his injuries. About this with reference to the Ural transport prosecutor’s office they write RIA news. According to the source of the agency, the accident occurred on August 19 at 13:48 […]
Total Air Temperature (TAT) probes
The Total Air Temperature (TAT) is measured on A320FAM by two TAT probes installed on the aircraft nose, one on the Captain side, one on the First Officer side. The TAT is mainly used to compute the Static Air Temperature (SAT) (also to calculate true air speed). But have your observed air coming out of […]
What is the Ozone Converter ?
Aircraft bleed airflow is used as a source of air used on most commercial aircraft. This bleed air contains a significant amount of ozone at higher altitudes in which modern aircrafts operate. This bleed air can reach temperatures of upto 230⸰C, when subjected to compression inside air inlets. An ozone converter is thus installed in […]
Ethiopian Airlines 737 fell asleep at 37,000 feet overflew the airport in flight
Crew fatigue is likely more of a risk now than ever. This week both pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 fell asleep at 37,000 feet overflew the airport in flight and were woken up by the autopilot disconnecting. Boeing 737-800 ET-AOB was at 37,000 ft at FL370 when it was supposed to start the descent […]
APU Cold Soak
APU Cold Soak means the APU has been in active or not operating in a cold environment for an extended period of time. Here, like any other piece of machinery and operating fluids are “cold soaked“, that is, has reached the ambient temperature of the environment. During extended flight at high-altitude, and APU would encounter […]
Airbus A321 damaged by bad weather
Monday August 8, 2022 – WizzAir United Kingdom Airbus A321-200 flight W9-5793 (WUK1510) from London’s Gatwick to Catania (Italy) was damaged when it flew through bad weather including hail. News story (Italian translation) “At the time of landing on the Catania area, intense storm-like precipitations were falling, there was also hail, accompanied by strong gusts […]