Virgin Aircraft 'Emergency' Landing

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Addendum post #309

From post #309:

Here’s hoping the ATSB do a comparable job to the Spanish and perhaps also generate some equally good ‘safety recommendations’…although they may have to get rid of Beaker before that happens!

On the subject of safety recommendations (mentioned above) it would appear that in the Valencia incident REC 22/13 has led to ICAO amending Annex 6 'In-flight fuel management' (amendment 36 Part 1 subpara 4.3.7).

This was in order to get rid of the ambiguity on when to declare a PAN (urgency) or MAYDAY (distress) in the case of in-flight fuel emergencies. {Page 69 of the CIAIAC Incident Report IN-010/2010}

Which from certain parts of this thread appears to have been somewhat of an issue in the VA incident at YMIA. Irony or different interpretation? Either way the issue has morphed half way round the world!

It is also highlights the value of ICAO compliant aircraft accident investigation bodies adhering to the principles of promulgating safety recommendations (unlike the Beakerised methodology) when serious safety issues are noted while conducting incident/accident investigations!