LeadSled, there is no reference to degraded flight contols on the ATSB reports to date.
Between approximately 0840 and 0852, cockpit indications showed a number of electrical bus and system failures that indicated alternating current (AC) buses 2, 1 and 3 were not powered. The status of AC bus 4 appeared normal and some systems were powered by batteries.
The captain’s primary flight display, navigation display, and some other instruments were available in a degraded mode. Standby instruments and the aircraft’s instrument landing system were also available. The crew conducted an approach to runway 01 Right in day visual meteorological conditions and the aircraft landed at 0907.
The crew elected to proceed on the approach to VTSB without any further trouble shooting which could have theoretically, regained some further bus power after the initial trip off because they had sufficient instrumentation, including ILS and adequate flight control capability to execute a safe approach and landing.
Apart from that fact, for your most reputable aviation journalist to bring forth other totally irrelevant Qantas mishaps, REX engine loss and the attack on ATSB; smacks of journalistic sensationalism. Must admit, it sells paper and impresses the uninitiated. Have a good day, mate.
