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Old 22nd Jul 2002, 10:13
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Chuck Hog
 
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I agree to all what you say ... except one thing: the GF072 did not have the automatic reinsertion of FD bars at TOGA ... Airbus considered this not useful when the plane was built (1994), and afterwards they have only recommended this implementation, but did not make it mandatory ... so the crew intiated the go around in dark night, without any kind of reference .. in fact, the SOP impended them to re-engage the FD bars in SSR mode until reaaching the acceleration altitude (in BH, 1500 feet as I believe).

Scaring ...

And I insist that, upon the lecture of the DFDR readouts, a very suspicious lack of response is seen in the graphics: the PIC commands almost AFT sidestick for two seconds, releases and repeats the command, but the plane keeps descending and descending ...
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