Robinson R44 Power Loss: Excessive Lubricant
A change in approved lubricant for the fuel injection servo but an excessive amount was used. A prompt 12 days from incident to recall.
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Facebook Aquila Drone Accident: Gust Induced Structural Failure
The innovative 140ft span Facebook Aquila solar powered internet relay drone had an in-flight structural failure due to gusts during its first landing say NTSB. Flight control system changes are planned.
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Fatal B1900C Accident: NTSB Safety Recommendation on PT6A To Error-Proof the Beta Arm
The NTSB recommend short term safety promotion and a long term error-proof re-design to prevent a reoccurring loss of propeller thrust after incorrect assembly.
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ANSV Report on EasyJet A320 Fan Cowl Door Loss: Maintenance Human Factors
We look at the maintenance human factors that resulted in the 36th A320 cowling loss.
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Fatal Wire Strike on Take Off from Communications Site
The lack of effective risk assessment and landing site data jumps out in this TSB report as does a casual approach to some pre-flight preparation. There are survivability lessons too.
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Cockpit Tensions and an Automated CFIT Accident
The crew of a private bizjet pressed on in poor visibility and may have made a VNAV selection error. ‘Tensions’ amongst the crew are reported, with the PIC wanting to terminate the co-pilot after the flight and ‘insufficient CRM’ cited.
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ATR72 Control Problems in Severe Icing, Norway, 14 November 2016
AIBN has opened an investigation into a serious incident that is a reminder of the possible seasonal weather related threats.
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Stabilised Hover Prevents Loss of Control Accidents Say FAA
The FAA has issued a Safety Alert for Operators SAFO 16016. They discuss one accident were a take-off was attempted with one engine at idle.
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Challenge Assumptions: ATSB on A330 with a u/s GPS
An occurrence were after take off, a ‘gut feeling’ resulted in challenging MEL assumptions that had been made during flight planning, resulting in a change to the mid-Pacific alternate.
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‘Competitive Behaviour’ and a Fire-Fighting Aircraft Stall
The TSB say ‘competitive behaviour’ by fire-fighting pilots eroded the margin of safety during take-offs. We look at the cultural and SMS issues.
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Military Airprox in Sweden
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board reported on a near mid air collision between a Swedish Gripen and Norwegian F-16 during the tri-national 2015 Arctic Fighter Meet. The aircraft passed ~ 30m apart in cloud.
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Serious Injury During Aircraft Maintenance
While working on an RCAF A310 a maintainer is crushed by a spoiler, highlighting the hazards that must be managed when conducting simultaneous maintenance tasks.
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AAIB Annual Safety Review for 2015
The UK AAIB has published their Annual Safety Review in a radical new format. It has analysis of investigations, an overview of recommendations and articles on the use of drones and the time needed for investigations.
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USMC CH-53E Readiness Crisis and Mid Air Collision Catastrophe
A readiness crisis in the CH-53E fleet triggered the dramatic firing of the Squadron CO and a fatal mid air collision that killed 12 marines days later.
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Uncontained CF6-80 Failure: American B767-300 28 Oct 2016
The NTSB release their probable cause on this uncontained HPT2 disc burst.
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CSB: 12 Years of Deficiencies Prior to Fatal Plant Explosion
The US CSB has released its report into an explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins ethylene and propylene plant in Geismar, Louisiana which killed 2 employees and injured 167.
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LOC-I Departure: AAIB Report on King Air 200 Accident
We look at three aspects from the investigation into a fatal air accident in the UK: Recording of aircraft defects, TAWS and the carriage of non-crew members on the flight deck.
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Execuflight Hawker 700 N237WR Akron Accident: Casual Compliance
Safety lessons from a disturbing unstabilised approach accident that begs serious questions of the operator’s procedures and culture.
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CFIT Gangnam Style – Korean S-76C++ and Decision Making
Despite poor visibility the crew of an executive helicopter pressed on and collided with a 39 storey building in Seoul. We look at the safety lessons.
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IATA Unstable Approaches, Risk Mitigation Policies, Procedures and Best Practices
This document has been collaboratively written by IATA, CANSO, IFATCA and IFALPA, to address the problems surrounding unstable approaches.
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High Potential Runway Incursion at Shanghai 11 Oct 2016
A China Eastern A330 crossed in front of a China Eastern A320 taking off. CAAC report the separation was just 19m vertical and 13m horizontal and have issued a reconstruction video.
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B747 Landing Gear Failure Due to Omission of Rig Pin During Maintenance
AAIB comment on deficient task cards, operator tech pubs, shift handovers and distraction leading to a maintenance error.
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EASA Consult on Proposed AD on AS350B3 / H125 Hydraulics
EASA is consulting on making 2 available, but not widely adopted, modifications mandatory in response to inadvertent operations of a hydraulic test switch that can result in Loss of Control – Inflight.
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Misrigged Flying Controls: Fatal Maintenance Check Flight Accident
Time pressures, a maintenance error rigging flying control cables and a potentially non-compliant design conspired to cause a fatal PA-46 accident in the US in 2015.
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‘Aggressive’ Grit Blasting Maintenance Leads to Engine Fire & IFSD
Engine maintenance practices at a component MRO resulted in the failure of a PW4056 compressor blade, fire and IFSD on a Delta 747.
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