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 […]
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A320 Mooring points and Alternative of concrete blocks
The purpose of mooring is to prevent damage to the aircraft on the ground in high wind conditions.However, mooring points are not always present in the parking area or they might exist in insufficient numbers or at inappropriate positions to allow a straightforward application of the AMM mooring procedureFor aircraft on ground parked or in […]
A340 Collision
Unknown damages to a Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 aircraft after it made a collision with No.4 engine of the aircraft (RH side) at the Frankfurt Airport, (FRA/EDDF), Germany. No further incident reported. 📸 HavaSosyalMedya Source- FL360aero
Recent Incidents of A321 Tail-Strikes
Airbus A321 ‘tail-strikes’ continue to remain a concern and impose costly repairs for operators compared to other Variants of A320 Family or Other Models ! Take a look at the recent incidents of A321 tail strikes. – On 14 April 23 , Airbus A321-251NX aircraft (VT-IML) of IndiGo did a tail strike while landing on […]
The nosegear of an Allegiant Airlines aircraft collapsed at Los Angeles
The Allegiant Airlines Airbus A319 (reg. N314NV) sustained damage to its nosegear and engine nacelles when the nosegear gave way and collapsed during maintenance. UPDATE: The nosegear was inadvertently retracted during regular maintenance. The A319 was parked inactive on a ramp position at Las Vegas airport after performing flight G437 from Monterey, CA. source – […]
Singapore Airlines 747 Accident
Singapore Airlines 747 Cargo at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. Reports are that following bird ingestion on takeoff roll an aborted takeoff was conducted. Witnesses reported seeing flames allegedly coming from an engine. 16 tires were damaged in the emergency braking manoeuvre. The cargo was offloaded from the […]
Static dischargers
The aircraft is like a Faraday cage, it builds up static electricity that needs discharging to avoid noise & ensure a good quality of radio transmission, without interference. Did you know : #A320 has 33 static dischargers of which at least 80% are required for correct operations. Not all static dischargers are the same. Depending […]
Delta Air Jet Badly Damaged After it Was Hit By Aeromexico
Delta Air Lines jet bound for New York JFK was badly damaged after it was hit by an Aeromexico plane while waiting to take off in Mexico City on Monday. The airport authority confirmed the crash, saying the incident happened between taxiways B and D when the wingtip of the Aeromexico-operated Boeing 737 collided with […]
Eva Air Airbus A321 (B-16227) right wingtip collision
Two Eva Airways planes were damaged after an Airbus A321-200 under tow collided with a Boing 777-300R parked on the tarmac, yesterday evening, April 16. Both planes were empty at the time of the accident. According to pictures published by Taiwanese media outlets, the wingtip of the A321 was embedded in the 777’s fuselage under the […]
Contaminated pitot tubes before 737 freighter’s unreliable airspeed indications
Key points737 freighter returned to Perth after flight crew observed discrepancy between altitude and airspeed on the pilot and co-pilot’s indicators.Investigation found that covers on the aircraft’s pitot-static probes had melted during maintenance.Although the probes were cleaned, residue was found on probes after flight.Incident highlights importance of maintaining high level of attention to damage and […]
Can Airlines save money by introducing more electrical systems?
Today, modern airplanes use 90%+ fuel as thrust to actually move the airplane. But around 6% of fuel is used to provide secondary services like compressed air, which is the single largest secondary load on an aircraft. More Electric Aircraft The A380 has four variable-frequency electrical generators each delivering 150 kVA from each of its […]
QNH, QFE and QNE
Indicated Pressure altitude depends on the reference pressure surface selected by the pilot through the altimeter’s pressure setting knob.–QFE is the pressure at the airport reference point. With the QFE setting, the altimeter indicates the altitude above the airport reference point (if the temperature is standard).–QNH is the Mean Sea Level pressure. The QNH is […]
Concorde Cockpit and Flight Engineer’s station
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Gyroscopes in space
Video – https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_X3heZu-42o Gyroscopes form an important in keeping the International Space Station and satellites pointing the right way as they orbit our planet. ESA astronaut Tim Peake shows how gyroscopes can be used to keep spacecraft stable during his six-month Principia mission. There is no up or down in space. Satellites track their pointing […]
A320 Slat Track Cans
The leading edge slat tracks go through holes in the front spar. Track cans are attached to the front spar and isolate the tracks from the wing fuel tanks. Liquid from the slat tracks collects in the cans and then flows down drain-pipes to drain holes in the bottom skin.A320Ceo At track 4 in both […]
Turbulence alert
Turbulence can put stress on passengers, crew and aircraft. In worst cases, it can also lead to injuries as well as aircraft damage. What if pilots had more advance warning and more precise data about upcoming turbulence thanks to a collaborative digital solution? What if they could prepare themselves and their passengers and even avoid […]
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 blown tires and damaged Nose landing gear at Dublin International Airport
A full emergency situation was launched at Dublin Airport on Sunday after a Ryanair flight from Liverpool required the use of the fire brigade upon landing. Flight FR5542 had departed from Liverpool’s John Lennon International Airport on Sunday afternoon. It landed into Dublin shortly after 5.45pm, but passengers were kept onto the plane after an […]
Aircraft Passenger Oxygen Chemical generator System
The fixed oxygen system in the cabin supplies oxygen to passengers and cabin crew in case of cabin depressurization (Cabin Altitude > 14000 ft) It has containers with two to four masks and a chemical oxygen generator. In case of cabin depressurization the container doors open automatically and the oxygen masks drop out. The container […]
A320Neo (PW1100G) Fan Blade Material
Pratt & Whitney designed the geared turbofan to run the fan and the low-pressure turbine each at its aerodynamically optimal speed. The fan turns more slowly than the LP turbine, at about one third of the rotation speed of a conventional fan. In turn, the tensile strength requirement decreases sharply, from 200,000- to 400,000 psi […]
A320 Tilt Towing
When the hangar isn’t quite high enough to accommodate the aircraft taila specially designed hydraulic tow bar is used to lift the nose of the aircraft and therefore lower the tail enough to be able to get it through the hangar doorsIt required a delicate balancing act to ensure that the tail didn’t hit the […]
High Power Engine Run incident – Shaheen Air International Boeing 737-400
This happened during 2014, at Sialkot International Airport, Pakistan when a Boeing 737-400 did a High Power Engine Runup. The engineer who signed off on the construction of the ramp at Pakistan’s Sialkot International Airport likely has some explaining to do after a Shaheen Air International Boeing 737-400 rearranged it some during a routine engine […]
Aircraft fuel biocide treatment
Clogging of Aircraft Fuel Filters by microbial contaminants in jet fuel can pose a serious threat to safe operations. If conditions are favourable, microbes can reproduce and grow resulting in the formation of visible slimy growth known as biomass. When this occurs in fuel tanks the biomass is most commonly observed at the interface between […]
Do know that a B777 Tail Skid Assembly weighed at 145KG?
The tail strike protection on the B777 consists of a tail strike assembly (TSA) and tail skid assembly. The TSA is an antenna with a two wires inside. So as when there is tail strike occurs, the antenna breaks causes the wires into open circuit which would trigger Tail Strike message. The tail skid is […]
The Breguet Br.1150
The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a twin-engined, mid-winged monoplane with a “double-bubble” fuselage; the upper lobe comprising a pressurised crew compartment, and the lower lobe housing a 9 m (27 ft 6 in) long weapons bay, with sonobuoy tubes aft of the weapons bay. A radar scanner is housed in a retractable underfuselage radome, while […]
AIRBUS A380eco UPGRADE
Airbus has this week released an exclusive upgrade for existing A380 operators with the installation of an additional engine and eco cell tanks to reduce fuel consumption by 65% The modification which will be a 4-month engineering procedure will cost approximately US$74 million but return a $295million saving in fuel costs. Alternatively, the additional fuel […]
What causes engine fires like British Airways flight 2276?
Ask any aviation person you know – we always hate to see items in the news like last week’s British Airways flight 2276 where the engine caught fire in Las Vegas. It’s probably safe to say that our entire industry is appreciative that this engine failure played out on the ground where people could react […]
Boeing recommended the grounding of 128 777 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines
Boeing recommended the grounding of 128 777-engined aircraft Pratt & Whitney, of which 69 are in operational service and 59 are already stored. The global fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft has 1.656 units, most of which are powered by engines created by General Electric. There were also two serious incidents involving Boeing 777 aircraft powered […]
Flydubai B39M at Male on Mar 28th 2023, burst tyres on landing
A Flydubai Boing 737-9 MAX, registration A6-FNC performing flight FZ-1569 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Male (Maldives), landed on Male’s runway 36 when both right hand main tyres burst. The aircraft rolled out without further incident, came to a stop on the runway and was disabled. The runway needed to be closed for about […]
Life Saver – Emergency Slides
An aircraft slideraft is a type of emergency evacuation system that is designed to help passengers and crew members escape from an aircraft in the event of an emergency. This system is typically located on the underside of the aircraft and is deployed by pulling a handle or pressing a button. The slideraft is made […]
Identifying the fan blade numbering
Today let’s talk about how we usually identifying the fan blade numbering. There is always some argument on we should start the numbering counter clockwise, clockwise by looking at how engine spining with their leading edge of fan blade. As there is no right or wrong but it just a matter how the job are […]
Spicejet suspends 2 pilots for having food in the flight cockpit during Holi celebrations
The pilots are the most important aspect of safe flight, and several standards are in place to help them maintain the standard operating procedure. One photo is circulating on the internet that resulted in the grounding of two pilots. The image is of the Spicejet aircraft pilots, who are shown eating snacks while keeping beverages […]
What happens if there is a sudden change of cabin air pressure?
Do you know what happened if there sudden change of cabin air pressure or ambient air pressure throughout each B777 phase of flight?? As a passenger, we will definitely feel discomfort such as eardrums pain, headache and nausea if the event of decompression or overpressure in cabin. So today I am going to share some […]
BOEING 787 Lightning Strike
How does lightning impact a composite airliner like the Boeing 787. Images from an American airlines incident. Other 787s have have similar damage including a Jetstar 787 that suffered burn marks and dozens of small holes punctured on the underside of the fuselage It is not uncommon for an aircraft to be hit by lightning […]
Boeing 737 crashes in Australia during a firefighting operation
Boeing 737 crashes in Australia during a firefighting operation, but both pilots on board survive. The Boeing 737-300 operated by Coulson Aviation firefighting was an ex Southwest Airlines aircraft. Tanker 139 had been contracted by the Australian National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) and was flown to Australia in December 2022 “Initially, investigators will seek to […]
Nepal Plane With 72 On Board Crashes, 16 Bodies Found, More Feared Dead
The bodies of 21 people aboard a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside in Nepal have been recovered, authorities said Monday. The Tara Air turboprop Twin Otter crashed Sunday during a 20-minute scheduled flight from Pokhara to Jomsom after losing contact with an airport tower amid cloudy skies while flying in a remote hilly […]
Airbus tests new technologies to enhance pilot assistance
Toulouse, 12 January 2023 – Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft. Known as DragonFly, the technologies being demonstrated include automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing and taxi assistance and are aimed at evaluating the feasibility and pertinence […]
If you’re fatigued, call it in. The crash of American International Airways flight 808
On the 18th of August 1993, an American cargo plane on approach to Guantanamo Bay suddenly rolled over and crashed to the ground, sending a huge fireball rising over the secretive naval base. Fire crews rushing to the scene found the DC-8 consumed in flames — except for the cockpit, in which all three crew […]
Take Care of the Wheel Tie Bolts
A significant number of missing wheel tie bolts have been reported to Airbus over the last 5 years. A few of these reports have described significant damage to the wheel or brakes. Carefully checking the condition of the wheel tie bolts during aircraft walkarounds can allow detection of missing or damaged bolts and help to […]
U.S. safety experts dispute aspects of Ethiopia 737-MAX air crash findings
NAIROBI, Dec 28 (Reuters) – U.S. air safety experts say Ethiopian inspectors investigating the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines’ crash that killed nearly 160 people in 2019 did not pay enough attention to crew training and emergency procedures in their report. The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in dissenting comments included in the […]