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Old 30th Jun 2021, 10:12
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Just to clarify though - that it was not the top latch in the XX177 accident.
On XX177 the scissors shackle had been overtightened which prevented the chute deploying.
The seat pan firing handle was suspected as not being pinned/checked/seated correctly which is what caused the seat to fire due to the SPFH being inadvertantly pulled out of its housing during after start checks.
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