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On this episode of AvTalk, a new report from the New York Times raises questions about Boeing’s differing response to 737 MAX operators’ requests for safety information following the crash of Lion Air 610. A passenger safely lands a King Air after the pilot is incapacitated. The NTSB issues a pair of preliminary reports. And when it comes to the 787, the FAA says a tired pilot is better than a headless pilot.
Helpful links for this week’s episode
- New York Times article on Boeing’s response to Ethiopian Airlines
- FAA SAFO regarding rudder actuator assemblies
- Photo of Boeing 787 flight deck
- Playback of Turkish Airlines flight 204 diversion to JFK
- Playback of Beech C90 King Air landing by passenger
- NTSB preliminary report on Alaska Airlines rejected take off due to runway incursion
- NTSB preliminary report on Delta A350 vs CRJ-900 strike in Atlanta
- Recording of the conversation between IATA CEO Willie Walsh and Breeze founder David Neeleman
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I simply do not understand how you can design an armoured flightdeck door to have a blow-out panel which becomes a missile in the event of a rapid decompression.
It is not difficult to put a cage around the blow-out panel to retain it in the vicinity of the door or a lanyard attached to the structure to stop it flying off into the flight deck.
I worked for BAE SYSTEM and our blow out panels were retained in a cage for this eventaulity.
It’s incredible!
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