China’s first domestically-manufactured large passenger jet has successfully completed its maiden commercial flight. State TV showed the C919 rising into the skies above Shanghai, heading to the capital Beijing early on Sunday. It was built by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (Comac) in the hope of breaking the dominance of Airbus and Boeing’s single-aisle […]
May 2023
Airbus A320 family APU options
Airbus A320 family has two APU option, whether APIC APS 3200 or Honeywell 131-9A.Both are almost similar but have some different sub system, for example the bleed air system. When APU is running, the load compressor will also run and produce compressed air.If the air is un-used, then it should be discharged overboard, otherwise the […]
Aircraft Engine Temperatures
The combustion process in an aircraft engine produces extremely high temperatures, with temperatures in the combustion chamber reaching up to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 degrees Celsius). The exhaust gases leaving the engine can reach temperatures of up to 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit (870 degrees Celsius). Aircraft engine temperatures are an important aspect of aircraft performance and […]
AirFrance A350 Unusual Bird Strike?
Air France Airbus A350-900 (F-HTYO) flight #AF291 to Paris suffered a bird strike during takeoff, the aircraft safely returned to Osaka Kansai Airport. The aircraft’s radome (nose cone) sustained damage. The aircraft continued its journey for 30 minutes, reached 35,000 feet, and then the pilots declared an emergency because of a display malfunction caused by […]
Engine Wash and Engine Performance Recovery (EGT margin Recovery)
The engine performance retention is tracked with a specific engine parameter, the EGT margin. It is used, through engine trend monitoring Deterioration rate of EGT margin by 2 to 3°C per 1000 hours due toEngine wear due to normal use , this normal deterioration rate can be reduced by reduced takeoff thrust application when possible Engine performance is usually recovered with an engine performance restoration in shop. However, engine water wash procedure can be applied on-wing and help to optimize the on-wing time prior […]
A passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air while a flight was on approach to the airport
While on final approach to Daegu Airport, an emergency exit of an aircraft was opened. Asiana Airlines plane door was opened mid-air shortly before reaching the airport in the South Korean city of Daegu. Some passengers have been taken to hospital suffering breathing issues due to shock. The Airbus A321-231 (reg. HL8256) performing flight #OZ8124 […]
A320 THS Electrical Load Sensing Device (ELSD)
The A320 family THSA has a fail-safe design: each attachment, upper and lower, has two load paths, a normally loaded Primary Load Path and a Secondary Load Path, which is only engaged in case of Primary Load Path rupture. The Electrical Load Sensing Device (ELSD) has been introduced on the THSA in order to detect an engagement of the […]
Engine detached from pylon during the engine replacement. (Case Study)
The engine of an A321 aircraft was being replaced. The maintenance team installed the engine bootstrap equipment that is used to hold and lower the engine during the removal task. When the engine was disconnected and separated from the pylon, the engine suddenly fell. Fortunately, nobody was injured. The engine pylon was damaged and needed […]
Engine change Electric Bootstrap (Bootstrap with Electric Hoisting Device)
In addition to standard Bootstrap tool ( Bootstrap with Manual Hoisting Device), there are a new “electrical bootstrap” tool . which offers a number of enhancements, including easier handling and improved load monitoring, and requires less mechanics. It is therefore safer to operate. The main features of this new GSE are:–Wireless electrical hoists–Integrated dynamometers–A load […]
BREAKING Cargolux Boeing 747 loses bottom part
The incident took place at Luxembourg Airport during the landing of a Cargolux plane. On Sunday evening, a Boeing 747-400 cargo lost part of it’s main landing gear. UPDATE Flights to Luxembourg are diverting to Frankfurt. UPDATE Cleaning is still taking place. UPDATE The 747 has been unloaded and has finally cleared the runway. UPDATE The […]
Azul Embraer E195-E2 Runway Excursion
On May 10, Azul Embraer E195-E2 (PS-AED) flight #AD4372 from Campinas Sao Viracopos International Airport suffered a runway excursion during landing on runway 17 (5,000 feet) at Salvador International Airport, Brazil. The aircraft overran the runway and came to rest in the grass. According to the reports, no one was hurt. Source – Flightmode Facebook […]
MaxAir Boeing 737 suffered multiple tire damage on Landing
Nigeria – Sunday a MaxAir Boeing 737 suffered multiple tire damage on Landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, 144 Passengers and 6 Crew on Board have been safely evacuated. BOEING 737 – MSN 28704 5N-MBDSerial number 28704 LN:2968Type 737-4D7First flight date 22/11/1997Seat configuration C12 Y128 SeatHex code 0642BEEngines 2 x CFMI CFM56-3C1 Source- […]
Ruddervator
A ruddervator is a type of control surface that combines the functions of both a rudder and an elevator. It is used on an aircraft with a V-tail configuration, which has two slanted tail surfaces instead of the conventional horizontal and vertical stabilizers. The ruddervators are located at the trailing edge of each of the […]
Pilots escape burning firebomber through cockpit window
The pilots of a Boeing 737 large air tanker that burst into flames after it crashed in Western Australia while fighting a bushfire were trapped in the plane as it started to burn. The two men escaped the buckled wreckage after they scrambled through a cockpit window as the blaze consumed the aircraft, an Australian […]
Lightning strikes are not necessarily highly dangerous but they are certainly a little scary when you watch it happen knowing that the wing is full of fuel. This Kuwait Airways 777-300ER was damaged when it was hit by lightning in flight to Kuwait from Dubai. BOEING 777 – MSN 62569 9K-AOLSerial number 62569 LN:1506Type 777-369ERFirst […]
Nepal plane crash: Tragedy strikes pilot couple 16 years apart
The co-pilot of the ill-fated flight that crashed in Nepal on Sunday lost her husband in a plane crash 16 years earlier, it has emerged. Anju Khatiwada was co-piloting Yeti Airlines flight 691 when it smashed into a gorge near the tourist town of Pokhara, killing all on board in the country’s worst air disaster […]
Did Pilot Accidentally Cut Power of Engines Moments Before Nepal Crash?
There were 72 people, including four crew members, on the flight. Rescuers have managed to find only 71 bodies, with the missing passenger presumed dead. Investigations into the Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal that killed 71 people last month indicate the strong possibility of a startling error by one of the pilots. Five Indians were […]