Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls, Airbus analysis shows
Airbus said the preliminary report found all three hydraulic systems lost pressure within seconds, leaving the A320’s control surfaces unresponsive for about four seconds.
- On August 4, Air India flight AI2379, an Airbus A320neo traveling from Phuket to Delhi, suddenly dropped around 300 feet, injuring 24 people on board during the flight.
- Preliminary Airbus analysis indicates the aircraft lost key flight controls after registering simultaneous pressure losses in all three hydraulic systems—green, blue, and yellow—leaving primary control surfaces unresponsive for around four seconds.
- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating with technical assistance from Airbus and France's BEA, though investigators have not yet established the root cause of the incident.
- Following reports that the flight's captain tested positive for marijuana, Air India on Thursday began mandatory substance testing for all pilots, though the airline has not established a link to the altitude loss.
- Airbus has requested that Air India conduct further checks on the plane's sensors and systems to provide additional data, as the preliminary assessment remains ongoing.
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'Hydraulic failure, sudden altitude drop': Airbus analysis on Air India Phuket flight
An initial analysis reveals that an Air India Airbus A320 flying from Phuket to Delhi experienced multiple hydraulic system failures, leading to a four-second loss of flight controls and a sudden 300-foot altitude drop, injuring 24 people. The incident is under investigation by the AAIB, and the pilot-in-command subsequently tested positive for a psychoactive substance, prompting Air India to implement mandatory testing for all its pilots.
An Air India Airbus A320 suddenly lost about 100 metres of altitude on August 4 between Phuket and Delhi, wounding 24 people. According to the preliminary technical evaluation of the Toulouse aircraft manufacturer, the aircraft's three hydraulic circuits lost their pressure suddenly, making the main flight controls inoperative for about four seconds.
In the incident of an air India machine where 24 people were injured, the hydraulic systems seem to have been the problem. However, what caused the pressure drop is still unclear.
Another shocker in Air India flight fiasco, plane lost all controls for 4 seconds as it dropped 300 feet
Airbus' preliminary investigation, based on data from the aircraft's Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR), found that the Green hydraulic system failed first at 04:02:44. About a second later, the Blue and Yellow hydraulic systems were also affected, indicating a sequence of failures.
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The Straits TimesAir India A320 briefly lost key flight controls, Airbus analysis shows
NEW DELHI: An Air India Airbus A320 dropped about 300 feet this month, injuring 24 people on board, after the aircraft registered a loss of hydraulic pressure that briefly left key flight controls unresponsive, according to a preliminary
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