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Thanks, Mr. Blue.
I looked up the crash site as marked by Simon Hradecky on AVH on Google Earth, and came to an elevation of about 800-1000m. So drifting to 14000' and an elevation do not create a problem. Something else made them fall from the sky. |
No aircraft will crash if one engine fails and the pilots are qualified/trained and the proper performance calculations have been made.
Apparently one engine failed, so which of the other two options should we put our bets on? Or maybe both? |
I wouldn't be so quick to make that hard a statement. I would also like to look for evidence of unexpected drag affecting the performance of man and machine.
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Backing up lomapaseo here, the initial official report suggested that it was more than a simple engine failure, a catastrophic uncontained engine failure can easily render the aircraft uncontrollable regardless of crew training & experience. The accident site suggests a complete LOC.
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Originally Posted by ManaAdaSystem
(Post 9612003)
No aircraft will crash if one engine fails and the pilots are qualified/trained and the proper performance calculations have been made.
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You can introduce a lot of other possible factors, but it would not be the first time a crash was blamed on a "simple" engine failure. Or caused by one.
TransAsia comes to mind. |
PIA restarts ist ATR operations. To prevent more bloodshed and deaths, a goat was sacrificed on the spot:
https://mobile.twitter.com/asimusafz...16110890172416 I wonder whether the goat was correctly admitted to the secure area.:E |
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No aircraft will crash if one engine fails and the pilots are qualified/trained and the proper performance calculations have been made. |
Absolutely .
Posted here on Dec 9th : The Pakistan Internatio*nal Airlines ATR-42 that crashed into the mountains near Havelian on Wednesday had been flying smoothly at 13,375 feet when its left engine malfunctioned, exploded and damaged a wing, an initial inquiry report by the Civil Aviation Authority says |
Originally Posted by fox niner
(Post 9614100)
PIA restarts ist ATR operations. To prevent more bloodshed and deaths, a goat was sacrificed on the spot:
https://mobile.twitter.com/asimusafz...16110890172416 I wonder whether the goat was correctly admitted to the secure area.:E |
Due Preliminary/Interim Report
More than a month and a half has passed since this accident. Should there not be a preliminary report out by now ( 30 days ), or at least a interim report?
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Accident of PIA Flight PK-661 ATR 42-500 AP-BHO Near Havelian on 7th December, 2016 1. On December 7, 2016, a PIA ATR 42-500 (AP-BHO) flying from Chitral to Islamabad crashed near Havelian killing all 47 souls on-board. Safety Investigation Board (SIB) of Pakistan was mandated by the Federal Government to carry out detailed investigation into this unfortunate air crash. The investigation is towards a concluding stage, however, some important findings of technical nature require immediate attention/intervention. These are as follows: (a) Sequence of events was initiated with dislodging of one blade of power turbine Stage-1 (PT-1), inside engine number one (left-side engine) due to fatigue. (b) This dislodging of one blade resulted in in-flight engine shut down and it contributed towards erratic/abnormal behavior of engine number one propeller. (c) According to Service Bulletin these turbine blades were to be changed after completion of 10,000 hours on immediate next maintenance opportunity. The said engine was under maintenance on November 11, 2016, at that time those blades had completed 10004.1 hour (due for change). This activity should have been undertaken at that time but itwas missed out by the concerned. (d) Aircraft flew approximately ninety-three hours after the said maintenance activity, before it crashed on December 7, 2016. (e) Missing out of such an activity highlights a lapse on the part of PIA (maintenance and quality assurance) as well as a possible in-adequacy/lack of oversight by Pakistan CAA. 2. In light of the above, following is recommended please:- (a) PIA is to ensure immediate implementation of said Service Bulletin in letter and spirit on the entire fleet of ATR aircraft, undertake an audit of the related areas of maintenance practices, ascertain root cause(s) for the said lapse, and adopt appropriate corrective measures to avoid recurrence. (b) Pakistan CAA is to evaluate its oversight mechanism for its adequacy to discover lapses and intervene in a proactive manner, ascertain shortfall(s) and undertake necessary improvements. |
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Hmm having bypassed the maintenance interval certainly doesn't reflect well on PIA but I don't think those 4h made a real difference. We still don't really know what happened here (apart an engine failure being most likely the root cause). |
Originally Posted by atakacs
(Post 10358469)
Hmm having bypassed the maintenance interval certainly doesn't reflect well on PIA but I don't think those 4h made a real difference. We still don't really know what happened here (apart an engine failure being most likely the root cause). |
The aircraft flew about 100hrs over that 10000hrs replacement limit. That’s a damn narrow margin of 1%... so what if the failure happens at 9900hrs instead? Seems like that limit might have to be looked at and adjusted. |
Originally Posted by atakacs
(Post 10358469)
Hmm having bypassed the maintenance interval certainly doesn't reflect well on PIA but I don't think those 4h made a real difference. |
I understand that an uncommanded unfeathering of the propeller after the engine had been shutdown was the major factor.
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Originally Posted by atakacs
(Post 10358469)
Hmm having bypassed the maintenance interval certainly doesn't reflect well on PIA but I don't think those 4h made a real difference. We still don't really know what happened here (apart an engine failure being most likely the root cause). |
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