A Delta plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning without its front landing gear, according to the airline. No injuries were reported among the two pilots, three flight attendants or 96 customers on board the Boeing 717, Delta said. The flight had left from Atlanta earlier in the morning. A Delta Airlines […]
June 2023
No black box in Titan submarine
The Ocean Gate submarine structure is designed to withstand the immense pressure of the deep ocean and allow for exploration and research at depths of up to 4,000 meters. It is made of strong materials such as titanium and carbon fiber and includes a pressure hull, life support systems, and advanced navigation and communication equipment. […]
C Duct opened on take off
This A320 was originally new as N227FR on 21/07/2014 with Frontier Airlines Named grizwald the bear As Frontier Airlines flight F9260 30-NOV-2018 it returned to land at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Nevada, USA after the no.2 CFM56-5B4/P engine fan cowls separated and the reverser (“C-duct”) doors opened on takeoff. Re registered HS-VKS 2022 with Thai […]
Boeing 787-9 landed at Taipei with a missing Nose landing gear left wheel
Early this morning Scoot Boeing 787-9 landed at Taipei with a missing Nose landing gear left wheel. The aircraft was operating Seoul (ICN) to Taipei (TPE) Missing wheel and tyre is possibly in South China Sea According to sources, the tyre pressure level had been detected as abnormal before the flight’s descent. After landing, the […]
How is an aircraft’s black box constructed to withstand a crash?
A typical traditional CVR is 16 cm (6.3 in) in height, 12.7 cm (5.0 in) in width and 32 cm (12.6 in) in depth.It weighs 4.5 kg (10 lbs). The black box recorder tends to survive partly because of the location. They’re placed at the tail of the plane, far from the engines and fuel […]
SATURDAY , Delta flight 520 operating from New York to Los Angeles had to be diverted to Salt Lake City due to a maintenance issue. While on the ground, the slide was deployed by accident. The slide hit a crew member in the head. Reports are the slide had been somehow accidentally deployed by crew. […]
Use the Correct BARO Setting for Approach
Using an erroneous barometric reference setting during approach may cause the aircraft to fly lower than the published approach path, when the vertical guidance and trajectory deviations use the barometric reference. This can lead to a risk of controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility conditions or at night. This article explains the potential consequences […]
Why don’t the A380 and A350 have trim wheels?
On the other fly-by-wire Airbus aircraft the trim wheels are there for manual trim in case the aircraft went into direct law since the Airbus sticks do not have a trim control. Were the trim wheels replaced by another interface? Or is the manual trim option completely removed due to a certain technology? The trim […]
Ground Incident at Santo Domingo Airport
Last Thursday June 8, 2023 at Santo Domingo Las Americas Airport (MDSD) in the Dominican Republic. Boeing 737-291 aircraft registration YV3471, operated by Venezolana de Aviación was involved in a ground Incident at Santo Domingo Airport . Venezolana is a Venezuelan airline founded in 2001 , it has several domestic flights from Caracas and Maracaibo […]
A320 (CFM56-5B) Thrust Reverser (pivoting blocker doors)
The thrust reverser system is of the aerodynamic blockage type.The thrust reverser uses 4 hydraulically actuated pivoting blocker doors to stop and redirect fan discharge airflow. ( Watch the Video ) Author – Zinhom Mohmoud – Aviation Training Consultant
The pre-flight inspection
forms part of the essential requirements for air operation, as required in Annex V (point 6.2) of the ‘Basic Regulation’ (Regulation (EU) 2018/1139) Source – Stefano Daniele LinkedIn Page
Preventing Falls from Height
Falling from an aircraft can cause serious injuries to people. Specific safety equipment is installed on Airbus aircraft, and when used correctly, can prevent falls from height. This article describes the available safety equipment for Airbus aircraft and recalls the basic safety precautions that will help to avoid falling from height injuries to everyone on […]
A320 Post Flight Report (PFR)
The maintenance Post Flight Report (PFR) can only be printed on ground. It summarizes and displays the list of the ECAM warning messages and the fault messages that occurred during the last flight, with the associated time, flight phase and ATA reference. It helps the maintenance crew to make a correlation for easier troubleshooting. PFR […]
Notebook of a Soviet student in 1989
Source – Mohamed Freihat https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-freihat-66a79b34
Wake Vortices
All aircraft generate wake vortices, also known as wake turbulence, which continue to be evident far behind the generating aircraft. Another aircraft crossing this wake may feel a sharp and brief turbulence which can be strong under some circumstances. Let’s review the specific characteristics of wake vortices’ and how pilots should react in case of […]