India Express B738 at Muscat on Sep 14th 2022, rejected takeoff due to engine fire
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXZ performing flight IX-442 from Muscat (Oman) to Kochi (India) with 145 passengers,…
MLG TORQUE LINK DAMPER
A torque link damper is fitted on each MLG on A320 aircraft. The torque-link-damper is a spring-centered, two-way hydraulic unit,…
747 dropped a part of an engine while climbing
An Air Atlanta Boeing 747-400 operating for Magma Aviation, departed Liege (Belgium) on September 8, 2022 and dropped part of…
Landing with Nosewheels at 90 degrees
In the past few years, several events occurred involving landing with the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) wheels turned to 90°…
Airframe Vibrations
As moveable structural components such as control surfaces and landing gear doors age, wear of hinges and actuators can sometimes…
Fuel Microbiological Contamination
An aircraft fuel tank provides the perfect conditions for microbiological contamination to develop, especially when operating in hot and humid…
Lost all Engine Power while flying over the Atlantic Ocean
21 years ago Air Transat Flight 236 was on a transatlantic flight bound for Lisbon, Portugal, from Toronto, Canada, and…
Alaska Airlines Engine Nacelle ripped off
Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Diego returned to Sea-Tac International Airport shortly after it left Monday morning after reports…
In Russia, an airport employee was hit by a plane propeller and died on the spot
An employee of the airport in the city of Beloyarsky in Ugra fell under the propeller of the aircraft and…
Total Air Temperature (TAT) probes
The Total Air Temperature (TAT) is measured on A320FAM by two TAT probes installed on the aircraft nose, one on…