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Danish Investigators Probing TAP A320 Inflight Reverser-Deployment
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320 had three thrust reverser doors deploy during a go-around at Copenhagen earlier in April, forcing the crew to declare an emergency before safely landing the aircraft on a subsequent attempt, a preliminary Danish Accident Investigation Board report said. The April 8... (aviationweek.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I just realized this is a paywall site. Another source https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30786-tap-portugal-copenhagen-thrust-reverser
Thanks Roger.
I don’t think I pay for this site. Just sign up for the email newsletters….
He means the site he linked to in the squawk
TR deployment in flight is one of the Top of the list OMG fails, especially with a wing mounted twin, and in my history of Sim. flight training (multiple types, multiple recurrent events) it has never been stressed in the curriculum, probably because it is such a rare event.
To occur during a missed approach IMHO is a worst case scenario and this crew apparently did Everything by the QRH. Kudos to the right folks in the right place at the right time! And there is still room for a little Luck or Amen in any game.
To occur during a missed approach IMHO is a worst case scenario and this crew apparently did Everything by the QRH. Kudos to the right folks in the right place at the right time! And there is still room for a little Luck or Amen in any game.
How is this even possible? I thought this system was mechanically locked out so a electrical issue could never cause this. They never touched ground even?
Not the first time a plane crashed or almost crashed when something impossible happened! Good argument for having a human on every flight.
Self-driving cars too