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Broken Bolts
Investigators found no certain clues as to why 12 T-bolts in an S-92’s engine fractured…
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Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Medicine, News
Incapacitation After Takeoff
Doctors were called to the A320’s flight deck just after departure, Indonesian investigators say.
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Deck, News
A Memory Lapse and an Assumption
The Metroliner’s pilots failed to realize they were attempting a takeoff with pitot tube covers…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Airport Ops, News
Safety News
MD-11 operators were told in 2011 about earlier failures of a part at the center…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
Encounter With a Downdraft
The TSB says the DHC-8’s off-airport landing followed its flight below the glide path and…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Lithium Batteries, News
‘Popping and Hissing’
A flight attendant heard sounds associated with a thermal runaway, then smoke and flames were…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Maintenance Matters, News
‘Brakes Aren’t Working’
Failure of the autobrakes on a 737 left the pilots unable to stop the airplane…
Accident/Incident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
An Unnoticed Change
Pilots of two airliners failed to realize that the closure of part of the takeoff…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, General Aviation, News
Safety News
The FAA has ordered permanent changes in helicopter routes around the site of a fatal…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
Brake Failure
The rotor brake on the parked Airbus Helicopters EC175 failed to stop its rotor blades…