Air Asia X turns back and circles for 4 hours to burn fuel...
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Air Asia X turns back and circles for 4 hours to burn fuel...
Before landing at its original departure point due to an "auto-thrust" failure. 
For Airbus A330-300 pilots is this a normal thing to do?
Would you on a scheduled 10 hour flight, turn around after 45 minutes, circle for 4 hours to burn fuel and then land just for an auto-thrust failure?
AirAsia X flight turns back due to technical problem | CTV News
For Airbus A330-300 pilots is this a normal thing to do?
Would you on a scheduled 10 hour flight, turn around after 45 minutes, circle for 4 hours to burn fuel and then land just for an auto-thrust failure?
AirAsia X flight turns back due to technical problem | CTV News
I wouldn't turn back.
Autothrust u/s is dispatchable per A330 MEL. See below:
22-30-01B
(o) (m) (T) May be inoperative on both engines provided that:
1) ETOPS beyond 180 min is not conducted, and
2) All thrust lever position sensors are checked operative.
(o) Refer to OpsProc 22-30-01B Engine Autothrust (A/THR)
(m) Refer to AMM 22-30-00-040-802
Autothrust u/s is dispatchable per A330 MEL. See below:
22-30-01B
(o) (m) (T) May be inoperative on both engines provided that:
1) ETOPS beyond 180 min is not conducted, and
2) All thrust lever position sensors are checked operative.
(o) Refer to OpsProc 22-30-01B Engine Autothrust (A/THR)
(m) Refer to AMM 22-30-00-040-802
What I meant by looking in the mel, was this:
Is there a problem for the current flight execution? No.
Is there going to be a dispatch problem after reaching destination? No.
--> Continue.
Is there a problem for the current flight execution? No.
Is there going to be a dispatch problem after reaching destination? No.
--> Continue.
