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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2013, 16:18
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Synopsis on the above link, full report (93...

Synopsis on the above link, full report (93 pages) at http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Pub%20Version%20G-CPER.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jun 2013, 22:21
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, 80% (possibly more) of the occurrences to...

Yes, 80% (possibly more) of the occurrences to date have involved V2500-powered aircraft.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th May 2013, 21:40
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Thanks goodness for someone who can phrase a...

Thanks goodness for someone who can phrase a question unambiguously. :O

May 1995.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2013, 21:01
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Then I'll defer to others to whom it was, to try...

Then I'll defer to others to whom it was, to try to help you out.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2013, 20:38
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

OK, if you would care to ask a more specific...

OK, if you would care to ask a more specific question, I'll do my best to answer. As it is, I haven't a clue what your parameters are.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2013, 20:14
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

All on board - 14 passengers, 2 crew. Air...

All on board - 14 passengers, 2 crew.

Air Accidents Investigation: 2/2011 G-REDL (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/2_2011_g_redl.cfm)
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2013, 18:58
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Four years ago.

Four years ago.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2013, 17:28
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Several aspects of that report sound highly...

Several aspects of that report sound highly dubious.

Firstly, it would be a very unusual breach of etiquette for the NTSB, in assisting an AAIB investigation, to release information that AFAIK the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2013, 20:13
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Xcitation, if you're going to use quotes, please...

Xcitation, if you're going to use quotes, please attribute them accurately.Those are not my words, in fact I have no idea what you are talking about.

Your quote comes from the post immediately...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2013, 08:48
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Airtours. Among the AAIB's recommendations...

Airtours.

Among the AAIB's recommendations in the investigation report:

"It is recommended that the DGAC mandate aircraft modification aimed at appreciably reducing the likelihood of A320 fan...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2013, 06:26
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

You need to ask? I think it's safe to assume...

You need to ask?

I think it's safe to assume that BA co-pilots' dry-cleaning bills are about to shoot up as everyone gets down on their knees during the walkaround to check the security of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2013, 19:54
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

It has been referred to before, but I agree it's...

It has been referred to before, but I agree it's well worth reviewing.

The most important point to come out of that report, IMHO, is the recommendation that the AAIB didn't make (because it would...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2013, 18:51
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Apart from: a) the America West A320 fan...

Apart from:

a) the America West A320 fan cowl door separation in June 2000 that caused substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer

b) the Skyservice A320 FCD separation 3 months later...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2013, 13:04
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

It would be very unusual for the AAIB to issue...

It would be very unusual for the AAIB to issue either an Initial or Interim Report other than in the case of a fatal accident (for example the Bond Super Puma) or a complex investigation (such as...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2013, 11:05
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Interesting that during these events it usually...

Interesting that during these events it usually seems to be the outboard cowl door that departs first, close to rotation (and hence normally found on the runway), followed soon afterwards by the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2013, 07:56
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

If you call roughly one a year across the world's...

If you call roughly one a year across the world's entire Airbus narrow-body fleet "regular", then yes. :ugh:

Why?

The suggestion that the aircraft in question completed even one prior flight...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2013, 11:08
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Thanks for the confirmation, makes sense.

Thanks for the confirmation, makes sense.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2013, 09:31
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Isn't there a minimum N2 (50%, I believe), below...

Isn't there a minimum N2 (50%, I believe), below which the A319/A320/A321 ECU logic will inhibit reverser deployment?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2013, 23:17
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, we don't have any conclusive evidence, AFAIK,...

No, we don't have any conclusive evidence, AFAIK, that the crew did or didn't shut down any engines.

But if an engine was shut down, we known it wasn't No1 (or if it was, it was restarted before...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2013, 17:08
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Six latches ?

Six latches ?
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2013, 13:12
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

See post #295 - even a visual inspection won't...

See post #295 - even a visual inspection won't necessarily detect the situation where the latches have been pushed flush but the hooks haven't been engaged with the eyebolts. In those circumstances...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2013, 12:46
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

No doubt all true, though it doesn't invalidate...

No doubt all true, though it doesn't invalidate the proposition (widely reported in the press, though of course that's no guarantee of accuracy) that adequate fire cover was temporarily unavailable...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2013, 08:47
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Interesting contrast between the recommendation...

Interesting contrast between the recommendation in the Airbus Safety Magazine:

and the comment by the Canadian TSB in the report on the Skyservice A320 cowl door separation:
Forum: Rumours & News
25th May 2013, 07:28
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Previous fan cowl door separation events would...

Previous fan cowl door separation events would suggest that the doors (carbon fibre/honeycomb construction, with metal access panels) may not be found intact.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 22:57
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Sorry, but that's not the way the world (and the...

Sorry, but that's not the way the world (and the regulators/manufacturers) work.

The comparison with the DC-10 cargo door is a good one. Yes, the cowl latches will be redesigned, but only once...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 20:09
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, I was wrong about that. :\ I also...

Yes, I was wrong about that. :\

I also wrote in the same post that AFAIK there had been no reports of injuries, which was true at the time of writing, but I see the BBC are now saying that 3...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 17:13
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Not quite as far-fetched as it sounds - that's...

Not quite as far-fetched as it sounds - that's more or less what happened to a Canadian A320 in 2000, though fortunately only to one of the engines on that occasion.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 16:21
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/...

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/582479485.jpg?1337434387

CFM engined on this occasion.

I loved the quote from the original article:

They should show the video as part of...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 15:08
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, if you're referring to the Evergreen B741...

Yes, if you're referring to the Evergreen B741 event, the full extent of the aircraft's incapacity wasn't initially known (to ATC):
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 14:04
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

That Northwest A319 in 2008 suffered substantial...

That Northwest A319 in 2008 suffered substantial damage to the horizontal stab when a single (No2 outboard) fan cowl detached.

In today's incident the aircraft appears to have lost at least 3, if...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 13:17
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

I don't think that recommendation (which was only...

I don't think that recommendation (which was only to "consider issuing advice to aircraft maintenance organisations that, where practical, work which can effect [sic] the airworthiness of an engine...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 13:00
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

One presumes/assumes incorrectly. The...

One presumes/assumes incorrectly.

The aircraft was on the localiser by about 18nm out, just south of LCY, and its track from that point was like pretty well any other 27R arrival, taking it about...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 12:19
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Media coverage gets worse .... Here's...

Media coverage gets worse ....

Here's (quote) the "Surveillance track of BA762" (whose surveillance, exactly?)

https://twitpic.com/show/large/csse7a.jpg

Clearly if the fan cowls hadn't...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 12:01
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Not a very clear photo, but here it is just after...

Not a very clear photo, but here it is just after crossing the threshold:

http://heathrowcam.net/images/300063w.JPG

The No2 engine fan cowl can just about [not] be seen.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 11:35
Replies: 992
Views: 1,011,271
Posted By DaveReidUK

Good to see no mention on any of the reports...

Good to see no mention on any of the reports AFAIK of any injuries whatsoever - if the crew got 75 pax down the slides without so much as a sprained risk, more kudos to them.

And, unlike Vnukovo...
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