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S7 Airlines flight 778
Causes of the accident
According to the preliminary results of the investigation
[5]
, the accident was caused by the left engine
thrust reverser
's failure to deploy. The thrust reverser in question was known to malfunction prior to the accident. When the pilot attempted to slow down the plane by deploying the right engine thrust reverser, the left engine was inadvertently switched into takeoff mode, causing the plane to accelerate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S7_Airlines_Flight_778
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