Airbus A330 Hard landing
Hard landing, inappropriate stopover maintenance procedure, take-off with a substantially damaged aeroplane… Continue Reading →
Hard landing, inappropriate stopover maintenance procedure, take-off with a substantially damaged aeroplane… Continue Reading →
On 22 December 2010, an Airbus A330-300 inbound to Helsinki (Finland)and cruising in very cold air at an altitude of 11,600 metres lost cabin pressurisation in cruise flight and completed an emergency descent before continuing the originally intended flight at a lower level. The subsequent Investigation was carried out together with that into a similar…… Continue Reading →
On 19 January 2013, an Airbus A330-300 on a passenger flight from Orlando (USA) to Manchester (UK) with an additional heavy crew member present on the flight deck for take offhit birds shortly after making a night take off from runway 35L in VMC and high engine vibration was followed by indications of a total…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft crashed about 1,200 meters short of the landing runway, outside the airport perimeter. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-crash fire. The final report stated that the accident resulted from the pilots’ lack of a common action plan during the approach, the final approach being continued below the Minimum Decision Altitude…… Continue Reading →
Inflight Aircraft Damaged after Engine Cowling Latches Not Locked… Continue Reading →
The A330 was cruising at 39,000 feet on autopilot near Kagoshima, Japan, when it encountered intense rain and both the captain's and co-pilot's airspeed indicators immediately showed a huge rollback in the plane's forward velocity. With autopilot and automatic-throttle controls disengaged, the cockpit was filled with beeps and bright warning signals indicating various system problems.…… Continue Reading →
The fire, which started in a windscreen heating system, was observed by pilots while flying 230 Nm SW of Guam. The fire was extinguished by the crew and the aircraft diverted to Guam…. Continue Reading →
Strong turbulence in cruise, momentary loss of control of the flight path by the crew…. Continue Reading →
The Airbus A330 which was flying from Miami, USA to Sao Paulo, Brazil, experienced a loss of primary speed and altitude information while in cruise flight. Initial reports indicated that the Flight crew noted an abrupt drop in indicated outside air temperature, followed by the loss of the Air Data Reference System and disconnections of…… Continue Reading →
Due to an error in the takeoff performance calculations, incorrect takeoff speeds were used on departure. On rotation, the aircraft initially failed to become airborne as expected, causing the commander to select TOGA power. The aircraft then became airborne and climbed away safely. Whilst the investigation could not identify the exact source of the error,…… Continue Reading →