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Old 21st Mar 2019, 22:25
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Weird, on the B747 those are the autothrottle disconnect switches...
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 00:07
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Originally Posted by ABusDrivr
Got this info from my airlines unofficial forum. Unofficial of course .

The initial bobble is from turbulence at 6200’. When the FO called for flaps 1, the captain accidentally hit the toga button. Toga didn’t engage until after flaps were set to 1, which then brought engine power to full, and started the initial pitch of 10 degrees nose up. The FO was startled, and shoved the nose forward... The CVR is startling, and baffling. The CA was pulling so hard against the FO that he sheared the pins on the stick and at that point had no control. They were IMC at the time. When they broke out into VMC, the FO said oh schit and started to pull. That was the round out you see. I won’t get into anything more until everything comes out. The records, the CVR, and what happened in the flight deck is truly shocking. They hit a negative 4 G dive initialy on the FOs push. All you hear is stuff hitting the ceiling and at one point a loud thud. They think the thud may have been the JS hitting the ceiling and maybe not wearing the shoulder harness. Like I said, I won’t get into anything more about the background of how it all happened. This is the accident in a nutshell. The facts that will come out are shocking.
Just a couple of questions....... This is the first post from this person........
The info came from an unofficial airline forum
Does TOGA command full power?
If one control column "pins" are sheared, does that make the other useless?
Wasn't this a bit far out to start putting flaps out?
Were they actually IMC when this started?
Another post said they had the boards up. Would they be calling for flaps with the boards up?

Thanks for any comments.

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Update (per an instructor): TOGA tries to maintain 2K ROC...They were IMC. It is OK to use flaps/boards in some circumstances, and they were close enough to use both in order to expidite descent. Unknown about the column question.

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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 00:42
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Originally Posted by ABusDrivr
Got this info from my airlines unofficial forum. Unofficial of course .

The initial bobble is from turbulence at 6200’. When the FO called for flaps 1, the captain accidentally hit the toga button. Toga didn’t engage until after flaps were set to 1, which then brought engine power to full, and started the initial pitch of 10 degrees nose up. The FO was startled, and shoved the nose forward... The CVR is startling, and baffling. The CA was pulling so hard against the FO that he sheared the pins on the stick and at that point had no control. They were IMC at the time. When they broke out into VMC, the FO said oh schit and started to pull. That was the round out you see. I won’t get into anything more until everything comes out. The records, the CVR, and what happened in the flight deck is truly shocking. They hit a negative 4 G dive initialy on the FOs push. All you hear is stuff hitting the ceiling and at one point a loud thud. They think the thud may have been the JS hitting the ceiling and maybe not wearing the shoulder harness. Like I said, I won’t get into anything more about the background of how it all happened. This is the accident in a nutshell. The facts that will come out are shocking.
So the stab is trimmed for 240 knots. FO pushes full forward. Captain pulls back and splits the yokes (as designed). So you have a stab trimmed for 240 knots, one elevator full down and one elevator full up. And a lot of power has been added, which of course is "nose up".

That does not result in what the airplane did.
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 00:53
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Originally Posted by 742
So the stab is trimmed for 240 knots. FO pushes full forward. Captain pulls back and splits the yokes (as designed). So you have a stab trimmed for 240 knots, one elevator full down and one elevator full up. And a lot of power has been added, which of course is "nose up".

That does not result in what the airplane did.
When one column over rides they other, full control is given to the operable control column. the control surfaces are not split.

Again, this would be the case in older Boeings. Do not know about this one.

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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 01:10
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Here is a diagram to show the "Break out" box. When one side overrides the other, control is not lost. Just transferred to the other column. Diagram is from a 737NG

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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 01:15
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Originally Posted by 747-8driver
Weird, on the B747 those are the autothrottle disconnect switches...
And is quite the adjustment when coming from flying a 747 to the 75/76 I fly now.

As to the other discussions:
TOGA on Boeing...it is correct that 2000 FPM is commanded on the FIRST push of the TOGA switch...on some Boeing 74/75/76 (customer option) the SECOND push gets you MAX thrust. So the scenario that these were mistakenly pushed once and possibly twice might be a long shot given the system design and physical placement of the TOGA switches. NTSB said MAX thrust was recorded on the FDR. So one push doesn't make sense to me given what we know about the system.
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 01:33
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When one column over rides they other, full control is given to the operable control column. the control surfaces are not split.
Question (not assertion), I recall training which lead me to understand that in the case of a jammed control surface, and control columns being disconnected from each other, the two halves of the flight control systems were now independent of each other (split), and the two pilots were to then determine who's controls were more effective in maintaining control. I don't recall a mechanical system which gave full control to one control column over another. This training to me was in respect of a DC-8-63. Is my recollection in error?

The Jetstream 4100 has a cockpit release to split the two elevator circuits from each other, so the left control wheel controls the left elevator, and right controls right. In the Dash 8, there is a release in the ailerons, so if one jams, it is released, and split from the other, and the cockpit controls now operate only the free aileron. This is unrelated to control columns being disconnected from each other at the cockpit.

Doesn't the "breakout box" depicted for the 737NG, simply allow the two control columns to act independently of each other to control their respective elevator?
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 01:35
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Originally Posted by Old Boeing Driver
When one column over rides they other, full control is given to the operable control column. the control surfaces are not split.

Again, this would be the case in older Boeings. Do not know about this one.
No. They would split.
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 01:44
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Here is the 767 diagram. Image is not as clear as the other. It does show there is some type of override between the 2 columns. I think it has something to do with the transducers. The systems are split, left and right, but in the override scenario, the operable one still controls all surfaces.

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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 02:07
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Originally Posted by TRey
TOGA on Boeing...it is correct that 2000 FPM is commanded on the FIRST push of the TOGA switch...on some Boeing 74/75/76 (customer option) the SECOND push gets you MAX thrust. So the scenario that these were mistakenly pushed once and possibly twice might be a long shot given the system design and physical placement of the TOGA switches. NTSB said MAX thrust was recorded on the FDR. So one push doesn't make sense to me given what we know about the system.
Actually, max thrust is indeed commanded initially with the 767 TOGA switches and then thrust is reduced when a 2000 fpm climb is achieved. So, the thrust will not throttle back if you don't allow the nose to rise and you don't pull back or disarm the autothrottles.
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 04:53
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Originally Posted by Airbubba
Actually, max thrust is indeed commanded initially with the 767 TOGA switches and then thrust is reduced when a 2000 fpm climb is achieved. So, the thrust will not throttle back if you don't allow the nose to rise and you don't pull back or disarm the autothrottles.
Does pulling back on the throttles disengage autothrottle? Is there an announciation when TOGA selected. If yes - visual and/or aural? If throttles are pulled back does TOGA pitch up cancel?

I guess what I’m getting at is how quickly would the thrust and climb be recognized as an inadvertent activation of TOGA.

The possible delay between possible switch activation and flaps 1 being configured and the resultant TOGA would make it hard to figure out immediately.
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 05:06
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" When pushing either GA switch:

• autothrottle increases thrust with adjustment, as necessary, to maintain a climb rate of 2000 fpm"

FCOM -300ER reference.
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 05:11
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Been a long rime since I've flown the 767.
But this doesn't make sense, the TOGA switches only work when armed.
So accidentally pressing them, then selecting flaps 1 would result in nothing happening????
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 08:35
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I know nothing about the 76, so can't comment on the mechanics of the TOGA switch. But if the above narrative is correct, the physiological factors alone may hampered the recovery. A -4.0 G load is something very few of us have ever experienced or are prepared to be surprised by. It is possible the CA and FO were physically unable to correct the dive once started until the aircraft was established in a more neutral G load. Further, the resulting vision impairment would have in itself been greatly disorienting and may have caused the FO to lose track of his artificial horizon.
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Take that CVR "report" with a big pinch of salt, I remember on the germanwings accident there was a "report" about how on the Cvr they heard the window go and then all rushing air as the plane came apart....
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Originally Posted by Airbubba
Actually, max thrust is indeed commanded initially with the 767 TOGA switches and then thrust is reduced when a 2000 fpm climb is achieved. So, the thrust will not throttle back if you don't allow the nose to rise and you don't pull back or disarm the autothrottles.
Hey Bubba...thanks for additional info.
Unfortunately I have never witnessed that particular behavior in the 757 or 767 in real life or in the sim world. Often times the power only comes up 1/2 to 2/3 of the G/A thrust limit, depending on weight and other factors. In my experience Boeing has a lot of options on these airplanes so that’s one I haven’t heard yet...or it could be I just don’t pay close enough attention...just ask any FO who flies with me, they’ll tell ya
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Just a thought, what if bumping TOGA with F1 was only the cause of the pitch change, and since the PF thought it was going to stall he pushed the yoke forward then gave it max thrust?
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 14:50
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Originally Posted by V1rhot8
Just a thought, what if bumping TOGA with F1 was only the cause of the pitch change, and since the PF thought it was going to stall he pushed the yoke forward then gave it max thrust?
And then forgot about it for the next 6000’???
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 15:08
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Complete ignorant here...

Would selecting TOGA move the thrust leveler accordingly?
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 15:43
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Does the 767 have accelerated trim rate with flaps extended?

My brutally condensed account of the Rostov (737) accident is that pushover WITH trim (and flap relief + speedtape confusion) put the AC nose heavy into dive from which the crew then did not have the right combination of alertness, skills and altitude to recover.

If the push came with a sustained nose-down trim, how long for it to become impossible to overpower by the other pilots pull?

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