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Old 19th Jun 2020, 08:29
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
I assume that's a reference to the December 2018 bulletin, so rather more than a year ago.

The two incidents were in December 2017 (autopilot refused to disconnect) and February 2018 (frozen flight controls). There was also a loss of electrical power during cruise in May 2018.

It's not clear what conclusions we should draw from those three occurrences.
Maybe that the ATP is past its best. Never a great aircraft in its "heyday". Can't see that the BHX botched landing has anything to do with the aircraft. One for the training officer and DFO to have a good look at.
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