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Old 24th Jul 2007, 22:00
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canpax
 
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S7 778 Irkutsk A310.

hetfield,

I followed S7 778 discussion in Russian forum. Here what was talked about:

-1- full forward power was triggered at the moment reverser handle(s) was moving home AFTER working reverser was used. FDR reported expected slowdown from single reverser.

-2- Reverser handle movement (gradual on-to-off) was rather synchronous with forward power gain (gradual off-to-on) (from FDR).

-3- official report blames crew for unintentional pushing power handle(s) along with reverse handle(s). Sleeves or unfortunate finger was to blame. Official report was not published but was re-told by official media.

-4- Many discussion participants, included A310 pilots, disagreed with official findings. Claims were made that (by one-hand) moving handles together impossible by handles geometry.

-5- Leading alternative version of the event included some kind of mechanical/electrical/computer malfunction that caused forward power gain from reverse handle movement. Wrong INOP reverser locking procedure was suggested as a factor.

-6- No go-around attempt was seen in FDR data.

-7- Tragically, crew (and most of passengers) died. Official version (be it right or wrong) did not hit nor airline management, nor Airbus; so it stand for now.
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