Originally Posted by susier
I wonder if this apparently similar incident in Botswana/Namibia which took place in November 2013 might be relevant to the discussion at all. Final Report just out.
BEA certainly found it relevant, it is mentioned in section 1.18.1 of their report, "Previous Events".
The sad thing is: I suspect that even if the following recommendations had been made earlier (in a perfect world, the final report could have been completed by November 2014), it wouldn't have prevented the Germanwings disaster.
Originally Posted by Aviation Herald
DAAI recommends that Mozambique Civil Aviation Authority should come up with a mechanism to ensure that the procedure of two people in the flight deck is adhered to at all times as laid out in LAM’s Manual of Flight Operation Chapter 10.1.4, Page 5 of 36, Edition 3 Revision 8, (Absence from Flight Deck).
DAAI recommends that ICAO should establish a working group that should look into the operation and the threat management emanating from both side of the cockpit door.
DAAI recommends that ICAO should establish standards that implement recommendations of the working group, formed under safety recommendations number 002/2015 LAM to suitably avert the locking out of the cockpit of authorized crew members.