The crew were carrying out a manually flown ILS approach without the use of flight directors or autothrust. At 530 ft agl the aircraft was well above the normal 3º glideslope. The glideslope was not regained until shortly before landing, and by then the speed was below approach speed (VAPP) and the descent rate was…… Continue Reading →
As the aircraft climbed to FL 200 with autopilot and autothrust engaged, there was a major electrical failure. This resulted in the loss or degradation of a number of important aircraft systems. The crew reported that both the captain's and co-pilot's PFDs and NDs went blank, as did the upper ECAM display. The autopilot and…… Continue Reading →
The crew judged that they were too high to carry out a safe landing from the ILS approach and requested permission from ATC to carry out a visual approach. The aircraft then flew a right descending orbit and a visual circuit, from which it landed. Upon landing, the crew were advised by ATC that they…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft landed heavily, causing substantial damage to the aircraft’s main landing gear. It touched down with a high rate of descent, following a late initiation of the flare by the co-pilot, who was undergoing line training…. Continue Reading →
While taxiing to the gate, the flight crew heard a noise from the nose landing gear area. As the aircraft turned onto the lead-in line at the gate, the ground marshallers observed that the right-hand nosewheel was missing… Continue Reading →
At approximately 140 feet AGL, on final approach to Runway 24R with full flaps selected, the aircraft experienced roll oscillations. The flight crew levelled the wings and the aircraft touched down firmly. During the approach, the aircraft had accumulated mixed ice on areas of the wing and the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer that…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft made an emergency descent from FL350 and the Captain requested a diversion to Shannon…. Continue Reading →
An Airbus 330 aircraft, was on a scheduled flight from Toronto (Canada) to Lisbon (Portugal) when the crew noted a fuel imbalance. Shortly after, the crew initiated a diversion from the flight-planned route for a landing at the Lajes Airport, Terceira Island in the Azores…. Continue Reading →
An A330-300 departed Vancouver, Canada, on a scheduled flight to Calgary, Canada. Shortly after take-off, the Vancouver tower informed the pilots that a substantial amount of smoke or vapour was coming from the number 2 engine. Although the pilots did not receive any abnormal engine indications or cockpit warnings, they declared an emergency and advised…… Continue Reading →
As the aircraft was taking off the underside of the tail struck the runway. The strike was undetected by the flight crew, but they were notified of the strike during the climb-out by ATC…. Continue Reading →