Instrument failure?

Ceiling/vis was fairly low. Looks like they were trying to stay VFR.


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Anybody who is fueling from drums should be reading this: 1.17.1 Fuelling equipment The investigation examined the equipment used to fuel the occurrence aircraft. The need for this equipment was identified by the operator approximately 3 months before the occurrence, when fuel drums were initially o...

https://x.com/Turbinetraveler/status/1927036942593470535 Not sure if the link will work, but it says it's a WestJet 700 landing short in Antigua in 2014. Watching this video I would have been pretty sure that was a no-no, but if it's not illegal then I guess it changes things? It is not illegal in ...

Landing prior to the threshold (displaced or not) will trigger an investigation. It's considered to be an Incident. Happened at my Airline. It's not legal. Are you talking about a internal company investigation or TSB? It is legal to land on white arrows (not saying you should), but not on yellow c...

The RJ that got hit on the nose was cleared all the way into the ramp via M. The other RJ was taxiing out for take off but was told to hold short for the inbound RJ at M. He read the taxi clearance back correctly, but it was a confusing clearance as the controller included "hold short of RW 4 at M"....

One thing I hope interviewers keep in mind is that the student may have had a relatively new instructor. Deciding if a student is ready for the flight test is tricky and somewhat subjective. Going through the process of recommending a few students for a specific flight test helps a lot with the deci...

DanWEC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 2:25 pm I had understood that article initially as referencing the accident aircraft, my mistake.

Yeah, the wording is not great.

From the preliminary report, quoted from AvHerald: Also: Finally: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gy78gpnqo Yes, there is lots of description of the switch positions in the report. That's not my point. There is no indication anywhere that the accident aircraft switches were checked for proper ...

If the FDR and CVR all show the switches were operated, it might not be worth it to test them further. From the preliminary report, quoted from AvHerald: The thrust lever quadrant sustained significant thermal damage. Both thrust levers were found near the aft (idle) position. However, the EAFR dat...

7ECA wrote: ↑Sat Jul 26, 2025 6:39 pm

We do know who was PF/PM. The FO was PF, and the Captain was PM - that's been in the news since about day one.

Reference? The ones I have read I think are making assumptions about that.

Ok, so the ones they tested are fine, but did they test the actual switches from the Air India flight? Grasping at straws there... Here's a quote from a BBC article on the craft/investigation dated 14 July 2025: Mr Wilson said the report had "found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircr...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/faa-air-india-crash-1.7593295 "The head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday the fatal crash last month of an Air India Boeing 787 jet does not appear to have been caused by a mechanical issue or inadvertent movement of the fuel control un...

The only part that seems weird is instead of junior Captains having to move bases to keep their seat, they're now being allowed to downgrade in their own base but retain Captain pay, and status (title and keep building Captain pay seniority I think). It means the entire burden of the reduction bid ...

Conducting a checkride in a PA140 the other day on the forced approach exercise I noticed the pilot did not apply carb heat. I asked him why and he replied “not in the POH”. Conscientious guy otherwise, so I guess there’s a good slice of pilot population thinking that way. For an engine failure it ...

123.4 - balloons, gliders, sailplanes, ultralights and hang gliders 123.45 - Air to Air in the Northern Domestic Airspace (NDA) and the NAT 122.75 - Air to Air in the Southern Domestic Airspace (SDA) This is from the AIP: VHF The standard VHF air-ground channel spacing in Canada is 25 kHz. A 760-cha...

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Looks like both aircraft were at or near 300 ft. Which altimeter setting source would they have been using … (of course) the landing ac had the actual (on the minute) … The Heli pilot would have been given the latest altimeter setting when they entered the zone too. I suppose either of the aircraft...

Here is one from a few seconds prior. I assume CA means collision alert?


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Here is a screenshot supposably of the ATC radar display at he time of the collision. Looks like both aircraft were at or near 300 ft.


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Sounds like a seemingly identical scenario to the Jazz accident in YYC/YEG in 2014. Different tire (back then the report focused on reasons for the #3 tire failure), but I wonder does anyone know if PAL uses retreaded MLG tires? Two differences in this accident. The pilots in the YEG accident knew ...

Avhearld is reporting the gear was down on the first approach (rw 01) and there is video of the number 2 engine being hit by birds. I’m starting to believe the smoke reports as it sounds like they made an urgent turn back for reciprocal runway - 19. This sure is going to be an interesting investiga...

I've always felt both the company and pilots would be better off paying overtime for stat holidays than extra vacation days in lieu, some greedy senior pilots would probably bid to work them and more junior pilots would be able to hold them off and less reserve coverage would be needed. Well, at my...

The autopilot was turned off at 500 feet above ground level (AGL) and the remainder of the approach was hand flown by the FO. From 500 feet AGL to touchdown, the power levers were adjusted up and down 12 times between 22% torque and 4% torque (Appendix A). Once below 350 feet AGL on approach, the a...

The correct procedure with pins of any kind is to make a tech log entry when they are installed. Once the pins have been removed the entry can be cleared. This way everyone is aware of the aircraft status. Such a simple procedure... Sad to see this is still not the procedure at some operators. The ...

One suggestion I would have for ARFF is to try to make radio calls shorter and more to the point. Think about if it is really necessary to make a call at all. Plan your call out before you hit the transmit button. In this incident the accident aircraft had to wait at least once to make an important...