Wireless speaker and a loud crashing sound
“From the US comes the latest domestic item to join the list of dangerous foreign object debris (FOD) items. A wireless audio speaker, used for listening to music on a smartphone is the prime suspect…
Category: Aviation
Aviation
“Boeing 777 fuel indicator discrepancies prompt FAA directive”
“The issue only affects the central wing tank (CWT). As a consequence, insufficient fuel may be loaded for the aircraft mission while leaving the flight crew unaware of it. Within the first three hours, the…
Aviation
Double TCAS returns
The Traffic Collision & Avoidance System constantly monitors other aircraft in order to warn pilots and advise on the appropriate flight path to avoid a possible collision. A nice side-feature is that other traffic is…
Aviation
Stop at the line. But which one?
Unlike popular belief, there is not always a person (‘marshaller’) to guide the aircraft while parking on a stand. At many airports, pilots (carefully) manoeuvre their plane to the right spot. To assist them, so-called…
Aviation Work-As-Done
Is it down or not?
The Airbus Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) system is great in making the pilot’s job a lot easier. Unfortunately, things might become confusing. When the ECAM shows L/G GEAR NOT DOWN this indicates a sensor…
Aviation
Engine shut down instead of flaps reduced
A so far unknown Airbus A320-200, unknown flight from Berlin (Germany) to an unknown destination, was in the initial climb out of one of Berlin’s airports when the pilot flying ordered the flaps to be…
Aviation Work-As-Done
Strange de-icing mixture
A few weeks ago, we performed a de-icing. After completion, the coordinator reported a 33% fluid/water mixture. Unfortunately, the ACARS reporting form only allows selecting 100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 mixtures – which are by the…
Aviation Work-As-Done
A NOTAM for a NOTAM
The way pilots receive aeronautical information today is based on a system that was designed in the 1920s. There are simply too many NOTAMs and the format is outdated. Duplicating information (e.g. on the use…
Aviation Work-As-Done
Wrong take-off calculation!
Did you know that every time an aircraft takes off, it is based on the assumption that it will experience an engine failure?! That’s why pilots perform a detailed take-off calculation before each departure. This…
Aviation Work-As-Done
Pushback hindered by a catering truck
Look at how this pushback truck needs to manoeuver around the white truck (I removed the markings) to reach our aircraft. As you can see, the truck is parked outside of the so-called staging area…