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The same DAL plane that had flight control problems yesterday at KGPT, now has same issue departing KATL
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N965AT performing flight DL-1752 from Atlanta,GA to Savannah,GA (USA) with 116 people on board, was climbing out of Atlanta's runway 09L when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet advising they were probably going to return to Atlanta and entered a hold for about 25 minutes, then declared emergency reporting a flight controls issue (avherald.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
To Tony Perez: I've lost a suction pump in solid IFR and the controller knew exactly what that meant when I stated that. Even small aircraft have an electric turn coordinator and a magnetic compass so navigating the aircraft is not an issue. Controlling it with a "partial panel" involves a higher workload but any comptent and current IFR pilot should be able to handle it with no problem.
I wish the article(s) said just what kind of "flight control problem" was being encountered.
I agree with Bernie. In the rare occasions I had 'flap problems', I told ATC I had a 'flap problem', not a 'flight control problem'. Needing a greater than normal approach speed COULD be due to a flap problem or a number of other things.
Note my comment above.. .I would guess Flaps or Slat. By the sounds of probably an asymmetry. If they did get a Flap or Slat Asymmetry then the flaps would have been inhibited and they would have had to do a Flap Slat up landing and that is a lot faster! I hope both of their TR's were working! :)
Given the high speed landing I would say the flight control problem had to do with the flaps. I do have one question, pilot declares an emergency why was the emergency equipment not standing by at the runway. That to me was an Alert Two situation. Landing at 205 knots even on the longest runway, possibly overweight meant at the very least hot breaks which could lead to a break fire. Even if the pilot does not request the equipment the tower can.
When I was in the Air Force my specialty was Flight Controls and heavy maintenance. One of the biggest problems in fixing a flaps or slats problem is isolating just what system is causing the problem, is it electrical or hydraulic? On most occasions that I was involved in it was electrical and intermittent. Which of course ground checked okay. I'm not surprised it suffered the same problem two days in a row. My guess it is electrical and I pity those who now have to check miles of wiring for an open in the cable or where the plastic insulation has worn through.
People who write "Aviation ralated articles" should have knowledge of aviation, the guy who wrote this probably knows about steam engines but not aviation...totally ridiculous.