Airbus A320 – MSN 5229 – CC-BAZAirline LATAM ChileSerial number 5229Type 320-214First flight date 11/07/2012Test registration D-AUBOPlane age 10.3 years Latam flight LA1325 A320 has suffered some serious damage during flight from Santiago Chile (SCL) to Paraguay Asunción (ASU). It is known that the A320 entered some severe weather before diverting. Some reports are suggesting […]
October 2022
Korean Air Airbus A330 Overshoots Runway at Cebu Airport After Two Failed Landing Attempts
Korean Air-operated Airbus A330-300 aircraft has reportedly overshot the runway at Mactan–Cebu International Airport in the Philippines amidst bad weather and poor visibility in the area late on Sunday night. Photos of the accident scene that have been posted on social media show the tail of the aircraft tipped into the air after it apparently crashed […]
Injuries due to Severe Turbulence
Airbus-330 LV-FVH Aerolineas Argentinas. During the flight on the route Madrid – Buenos Aires, at an altitude of 10,950 meters, over the northern coast of Brazil, in the Natal region, the board fell into a zone of severe turbulence, as a result of which 12 unfastened passengers were injured. The crew, having provided first aid […]
Lightning and HIRF effects
Monitoring aircraft to ensure long-term protection When lightning strikes an aircraft, the result looks spectacular from the ground and it can also cause alarm for passengers. However, aircraft are designed to cope well with what is actually a fairly common event – on average a passenger jet will be hit by lightning once every 1,000 […]
Angle of Attack (AOA) Systems
Precise, reliable measurement and display of Angle of Attack (AOA) from takeoff to landing can substantially improve aircraft performance as well as assure a safe operating margin above stall speed.Angle of attack is defined as the angle formed between the wing chordline and the direction of air flowing past the wing. At any specific AOA, […]
Transavia France Boeing 737-800 – Overstress symptom- Hard Landing?
Transavia France Boeing 737-800 (F-GZHA, built 2007) operating flight #T03943 from Djerba damaged both its nose gear tires during landing runway 21 at Nantes-Intl AP (LFRS), France with 160 on board. The lower fuselage showed overstress symptoms. The report said that the two front wheels detached from the landing gear bogies as the plane was […]
The Integrated Drive Generator system
The Integrated Drive Generator system, or IDG, is a key power system found on aircraft that controls all of the engine hydraulic systems. An IDG consists of a Constant Speed Drive (CSD) and AC generator mounted side by side in a single housing assembly. The CSD uses controlled differential action to maintain the constant output […]
Passenger plane fired from weapons in Myanmar
Passenger plane fired from weapons in Myanmar One passenger was injured as a result of the shelling of the plane of the national airline of Myanmar, which was coming in to land. Passenger aircraft ATR 72-600 (n/n XY-AML) of Myanmar National Airlines, on a flight from Yangon, was fired upon landing at Loiko Airport. According […]