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How a “simple” maintenance error has catastrophic consequences (and another reminder on the importance of pre-flight checks) August 26 2003: a Colgan Air Beechcraft 1900 crashes off Massachusetts (US); the 2 aboard die. The plane went down shortly after taking off for a ferry flight. Aircraft had been undergoing...

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Today’s reel dives into the Boeing 737 horizontal stabilizer trim system. It’s a big one, hope you enjoy it! You guys liked the A321 version I posted, so here’s the 737 take: This system is cable-driven with electric motors, and you can manually trim using the trim wheels in case of failure. There’s a drum under the cockpit and another one on the actuator itself. Don't forget to close the handle on the control wheel if you're trimming electrically, it will hurt 🤣. Quite different from the Airbus family: while they also use cables, it's only for position feedback, movement is fully hydraulic via three systems. No hydraulics? No trim. But a complete failure of the hydraulic on the Airbus family is highly improbable. 📸 by ig/only_fancowl . Go follow him for more aviation content ✈️

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DC-10 drops 85,000lbs of Phos-Chek retardant over the Wahluke Slope Fire/Saddle Mountains back in September 2018. When the aircraft suddenly releases that much weight, the biggest immediate effect is on trim. As the airplane becomes lighter, it needs less lift to maintain level flight, creating a nose-up pitching tendency. You can actually see the aircraft begin to pitch up the moment the drop starts. Pilots must instantly counter it by pushing the nose down to avoid a stall or even structural damage. 📹: Tonia Hill
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As wanted, here is the EXTENDED version with the full song for you guys! (I technically had to trim a teeny bit off of the beginning and end to fit in Twitter's 140 second limit... But it's basically the whole song)

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This single surface controls the entire pitch of the aircraft - and most passengers have no idea it even exists. The Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer doesn't just trim the nose up or down. It's the primary reason a 400 ton aircraft can fly hands free at cruise altitude for hours. There's one catastrophic scenario where the THS moves to its full deflection and gives pilots almost nothing to fight back with - and it has brought down more than one aircraft in history. 00

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188,772 views • 8 days ago

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49 years ago today: America´s worst air disaster May 25 1979: American Airlines Flight 191, a DC-10, crashes on takeoff from O'Hare (Chicago, US). All 271 aboard plus 2 on the ground die, the deadliest airliner crash in US, a figure only surpassed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On take-off, the engine separated from the wing due to improper maintenance, damaging hydraulics, and causing loss of control, as detailed below. Specifically, it was determined that during takeoff rotation, the No. 1 (left) engine separated from the left wing, flipped over the wing, and landed on the runway. The separation severed the hydraulic lines that lock the leading-edge slats in place and damaged a 3-foot (1 m) section of the left wing’s leading edge. Aerodynamic forces then caused an uncommanded retraction of the outboard slats. As the aircraft climbed, the damaged left wing generated substantially less lift than the right wing, whose slats remained deployed, and the engine provided full takeoff thrust. The resulting aerodynamic imbalance produced an abrupt left roll to a 112° bank angle—partially inverted—before the aircraft crashed in an open field adjacent to a trailer park near the runway’s end. The engine separation was caused by structural damage to the pylon, resulting from improper maintenance procedures at American Airlines, which are detailed in the thread below 1/6 ⬇️ 🧵 Video – Plane N´ Boom (animation from Mayday ACI series)

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woozi talking about how shy he is 🍑 for example, i rode the elevator and pressed the button to go up, but i ended up getting on the elevator going down. it went down all the way to the basement so it means someone is waiting at the basement 👤 so do you get off on that elevator? 🍑 yes! and then i pretend to be busy while the elevator goes up and ride a new elevator instead. i'm already embarrassed but i'm also worried that the person waiting at the basement would feel the same because they would think "why is he not getting off the elevator" 👤 that's how much of a shy person you are? 🍑 yes 👤 ...an idol?!

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One of the (many) significant air crashes of this date... May 25 2002: China Airlines Flight 611, a B-747, disintegrates in mid-air off Penghu Islands (Taiwan Strait). All 225 aboard die: deadliest crash in Taiwanese history. Investigation determined that the in-flight breakup was caused by metal fatigue cracks that originated from a tail strike at Kai Tak Airport on February 7, 1980. The aircraft was not repaired in accordance with Boeing policies and maintenance manuals. Over its 22-year service life, repeated pressurization cycles allowed these tiny cracks to propagate, resulting in the structural failure. This accident had some similarities to the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 in 1985 - still remains the worst single plane disaster in history - which is detailed on the tweet below - 🎥 Plane N´ Boom
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a flap on a Boeing 737’s wing partially broke off before landing in Texas on Tuesday. Delta Air Lines Flight 1893 was flying from Orlando International to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport when passengers noticed something had partially broken away from the back of the wing. The airline said in a statement, "After landing it was observed that a portion of the left wing’s flap was not in place. The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance. We apologize to our customers for their experience as nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers.” Video: Shanila Arif

Breaking Aviation News & Videos

258,136 views • 1 year ago

NEW: TMZ alleges there was a fifth plane on 9/11 that was covered up by the FBI. In a new documentary, TMZ interviewed 3 flight attendants and the pilot who were on United Flight 23. After being evacuated from the plane, the pilot says they later found that the hatch on the bottom of the plane had been opened. "The airplane was locked and sealed when I left the airplane, so something else was going on that I couldn't explain." The flight crew said there were four "Arabs" on the plane who demanded that the flight take off when flight attendants tried giving them food. One of the men had requested to see the cockpit before takeoff. The crew says they were interviewed by the FBI, but never heard back, and never found out if the men were questioned or not. "We have requested information about Flight 23 ... we did not get a reply," TMZ said.
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NEW: TMZ alleges there was a fifth plane on 9/11 that was covered up by the FBI. In a new documentary, TMZ interviewed 3 flight attendants and the pilot who were on United Flight 23. After being evacuated from the plane, the pilot says they later found that the hatch on the bottom of the plane had been opened. "The airplane was locked and sealed when I left the airplane, so something else was going on that I couldn't explain." The flight crew said there were four "Arabs" on the plane who demanded that the flight take off when flight attendants tried giving them food. One of the men had requested to see the cockpit before takeoff. The crew says they were interviewed by the FBI, but never heard back, and never found out if the men were questioned or not. "We have requested information about Flight 23 ... we did not get a reply," TMZ said.

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One of the most bizarre — and deadliest — plane crashes in history occurred 46 years ago: Saudia Flight 163. All 301 people on board perished, and the accident still ranks as the sixth-worst disaster in civil aviation. Why "bizarre"? Well, picture a jetliner that catches fire shortly after takeoff, returns to the airport with no major structural damage… and yet no one survives. That’s exactly what unfolded when Saudia Flight 163 landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the night of August 19, 1980. After touching down, the pilots failed to perform an emergency stop. So, the burning aircraft continued its landing roll for nearly two miles, with fire trucks trailing behind in a surreal procession. The problems went beyond the flight crew´s actions. Airport firefighters had never been trained to open the doors of the Lockheed TriStar—even though the aircraft was part of the national airline’s fleet and operated frequently from that runway. They also didn’t know the correct emergency radio frequencies. For reasons that were never fully explained, the crew did not evacuate the plane. Looking at their qualifications makes the mystery less surprising: the captain was described as a slow learner, the first officer had previously been expelled from flight school (and later reinstated), and one crew member—who had paid for his own training—left the cockpit during the emergency, checked the cabin, and returned to report that “everything was fine” despite the fire raging inside. Passenger jets are certified to be evacuated in 90 seconds. It took firefighters 26 minutes to open the doors. By then, all 301 occupants were dead—not from burns, but from smoke inhalation. The cockpit crew didn´t even manage to leave their seats. So, calling Saudia 163 a “bizarre scenario” is no overstatement... Years later, August 19 would again make history as a dark date for aviation, by the deadliest helicopter disaster in history (albeit in combat): more details on this and others on the thread below thread 1/7 ⬇️🧵
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One of the most bizarre — and deadliest — plane crashes in history occurred 46 years ago: Saudia Flight 163. All 301 people on board perished, and the accident still ranks as the sixth-worst disaster in civil aviation. Why "bizarre"? Well, picture a jetliner that catches fire shortly after takeoff, returns to the airport with no major structural damage… and yet no one survives. That’s exactly what unfolded when Saudia Flight 163 landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the night of August 19, 1980. After touching down, the pilots failed to perform an emergency stop. So, the burning aircraft continued its landing roll for nearly two miles, with fire trucks trailing behind in a surreal procession. The problems went beyond the flight crew´s actions. Airport firefighters had never been trained to open the doors of the Lockheed TriStar—even though the aircraft was part of the national airline’s fleet and operated frequently from that runway. They also didn’t know the correct emergency radio frequencies. For reasons that were never fully explained, the crew did not evacuate the plane. Looking at their qualifications makes the mystery less surprising: the captain was described as a slow learner, the first officer had previously been expelled from flight school (and later reinstated), and one crew member—who had paid for his own training—left the cockpit during the emergency, checked the cabin, and returned to report that “everything was fine” despite the fire raging inside. Passenger jets are certified to be evacuated in 90 seconds. It took firefighters 26 minutes to open the doors. By then, all 301 occupants were dead—not from burns, but from smoke inhalation. The cockpit crew didn´t even manage to leave their seats. So, calling Saudia 163 a “bizarre scenario” is no overstatement... Years later, August 19 would again make history as a dark date for aviation, by the deadliest helicopter disaster in history (albeit in combat): more details on this and others on the thread below thread 1/7 ⬇️🧵

Francisco Cunha - ✈️ Aviation et al

65,604 views • 12 days ago

Wife filed a maintenance case in Kanpur. The husband’s family claimed that he is paralysed, bed-bound, and unable to work for last 5 years, and attached medical documents as proof. The wife and the family court did not agree. The husband’s family then paraded him on a stretcher to make them believe. I doubt the husband’s family will escape liability even after this. The judge can still pass the maintenance liability on the husband’s father.
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Wife filed a maintenance case in Kanpur. The husband’s family claimed that he is paralysed, bed-bound, and unable to work for last 5 years, and attached medical documents as proof. The wife and the family court did not agree. The husband’s family then paraded him on a stretcher to make them believe. I doubt the husband’s family will escape liability even after this. The judge can still pass the maintenance liability on the husband’s father.

THE SKIN DOCTOR

334,980 views • 8 months ago

Staines air disaster was 54 years ago June 18 1972 - BEA Flight 548, a Trident, crashes in Staines (England). All 118 aboard die, the worst air disaster in the UK. After takeoff, lift devices were prematurely retracted, inducing a superstall and loss of control. Factors: crew actions, F/O inexperience, Captain´s heart issues. The accident occurred as the aircraft entered a deep stall during the third minute of flight, and descended steeply before crashing into the ground, narrowly missing a busy main road. The public inquiry primarily attributed the accident to the captain’s failure to maintain adequate air speed and to correctly configure the high-lift devices. It also cited the captain’s undiagnosed heart condition, the co-pilot’s limited experience, and an unspecified technical issue that the crew had apparently resolved before takeoff. The accident occurred amid an impending pilots’ strike that had strained relations between crew members. The strike had also disrupted services, resulting in Flight 548 being loaded to its maximum allowable weight. The inquiry’s recommendations led to the mandatory installation of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) in British-registered airliners. It also recommended greater caution before permitting off-duty crew members to occupy flight deck seats. Some observers considered the inquiry to be unduly biased in favour of the aircraft manufacturer. More details on thread 🧵 ⬇️ 1/7
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Staines air disaster was 54 years ago June 18 1972 - BEA Flight 548, a Trident, crashes in Staines (England). All 118 aboard die, the worst air disaster in the UK. After takeoff, lift devices were prematurely retracted, inducing a superstall and loss of control. Factors: crew actions, F/O inexperience, Captain´s heart issues. The accident occurred as the aircraft entered a deep stall during the third minute of flight, and descended steeply before crashing into the ground, narrowly missing a busy main road. The public inquiry primarily attributed the accident to the captain’s failure to maintain adequate air speed and to correctly configure the high-lift devices. It also cited the captain’s undiagnosed heart condition, the co-pilot’s limited experience, and an unspecified technical issue that the crew had apparently resolved before takeoff. The accident occurred amid an impending pilots’ strike that had strained relations between crew members. The strike had also disrupted services, resulting in Flight 548 being loaded to its maximum allowable weight. The inquiry’s recommendations led to the mandatory installation of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) in British-registered airliners. It also recommended greater caution before permitting off-duty crew members to occupy flight deck seats. Some observers considered the inquiry to be unduly biased in favour of the aircraft manufacturer. More details on thread 🧵 ⬇️ 1/7

Francisco Cunha

50,856 views • 2 months ago

#WATCH | Air India Plane Crash | Ahmedabad: BJP Spokesperson Jayrajsinh Parmar says, "... On the night of June, I boarded the AI 171 from Gatwick to Ahmedabad. It was the same flight (which crashed)... If an Air India flight malfunctions, the country's name is maligned... There are a lot of facilities in the rest of the international airlines, but unfortunately, we don't see any of that in Air India. The GPS was not working. There was no internal telecom service, the seats were damaged, and the desks were not working correctly... The flight did not seem to have proper maintenance... The name 'Air India' has the word 'India' in it, which maligns our country and is hurtful..." (13.06)
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#WATCH | Air India Plane Crash | Ahmedabad: BJP Spokesperson Jayrajsinh Parmar says, "... On the night of June, I boarded the AI 171 from Gatwick to Ahmedabad. It was the same flight (which crashed)... If an Air India flight malfunctions, the country's name is maligned... There are a lot of facilities in the rest of the international airlines, but unfortunately, we don't see any of that in Air India. The GPS was not working. There was no internal telecom service, the seats were damaged, and the desks were not working correctly... The flight did not seem to have proper maintenance... The name 'Air India' has the word 'India' in it, which maligns our country and is hurtful..." (13.06)

ANI

146,993 views • 1 year ago

We often speak of poor cabin evacuations, such as when pax forcibly BRING their luggage and disobey instructions. This is the opposite: an example of a good one. August 20 2007: China Airlines Flight 120, a B-737, is destroyed by fire in the apron at Okinawa (Japan). All 165 aboard evacuated safely. The inquiry found that improper maintenance on the slat mechanism [a loose bolt] led to puncturing of a fuel tank, causing a leak that started the conflagration.
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We often speak of poor cabin evacuations, such as when pax forcibly BRING their luggage and disobey instructions. This is the opposite: an example of a good one. August 20 2007: China Airlines Flight 120, a B-737, is destroyed by fire in the apron at Okinawa (Japan). All 165 aboard evacuated safely. The inquiry found that improper maintenance on the slat mechanism [a loose bolt] led to puncturing of a fuel tank, causing a leak that started the conflagration.

Francisco Cunha

122,765 views • 11 days ago

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Stress levels are quite high in the sky these days : An Air Canada flight from Casablanca (CMN) to Montreal (YUL) was canceled due to the inappropriate behavior of a flight attendant on July 26, 2024. The Airbus A330-343 aircraft (C-GHLM) did the taxi aiming a departure while operating flight AC73, but had to return back to gate due to the unfortunate development. As per sources, a passenger asked for a blanket because of the excessive air conditioning, leading the stewardess to call the police to disembark the lady. In support of this passenger, all the other travelers also left the plane, forcing Air Canada to cancel the flight. Flight : #aircraft #airlines #aviation #paxex

FL360aero

374,071 views • 2 years ago