The FLYBE flight BE484 from Manchester to Belfast was a scheduled passenger transport fight with the No 2 air conditioning pack inoperative, as permitted by the Minimum Equipment List (MEL). Whilst en route, a failure of the No 1 Air Cycle Machine (ACM) occurred,...
Airport with the first officer in the right cockpit seat as ‘Pilot Flying’ (PF). The commander, as ‘Pilot Non-Flying’ (PNF) was in the left cockpit seat and another first officer qualified pilot was seated on the ‘Jump Seat’. The Centurion Air Cargo MD11 N701GC flight...
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET710 , a Boeing B787 , landed at London Heathrow Airport at 0527 hrs on 12 July 2013 after an uneventful fight from Addis Ababa and arrived on Stand 326 at about 0540 hrs. The fight crew did not report or record any. After passenger and...
The Thomas Cook Airlines flight TCX1638 was on a scheduled fight from London Gatwick Airport to Hurghada Airport, Egypt. During the takeoff run, at a reported 70 kt, the right wing slide advisory message appeared on the Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System...
The Easy Jet flight EZY2016 was on a scheduled flight to London Luton Airport, from Faro, Portugal. The pilot flying (PF) was a captain-under-training (Capt U/T), occupying the left seat; the right seat was occupied by a training captain, who was the commander of the...
The FLYBE flight BE461 crew and aircraft were operating the first sector of a return fight from Newcastle to London Gatwick. They were aware of forecast strong and gusty wind conditions throughout the south of England. The commander was the PF and, once the PNF...
The FLYBE flight G-JEDR was on a VOR approach to Southampton Airport in icing conditions when, as the first stage of flap was selected, the amber FLAP POWER caution illuminated on the Caution and Warning Panel (CWP) and the flaps remained up. The crew calculated that...
The MONARCH AIRLINES flight G-MAJS was on a scheduled fight from London Gatwick Airport to Chania Airport, Crete. The aircraft and pilots were on their first fight of the day. The fight preparation proceeded normally until, when the co-pilot selected the slats/flaps...
Air Lingus Regional flight EI3728 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Cork Airport to Manchester Airport and had made an uneventful approach to Runway 23R. The co-pilot was PF and, after carrying out a normal landing, the aircraft started to deviate to the left...
An aviation accident is an incident in which an aircraft is damaged or destroyed as a result of a collision, fire, structural failure, or other event. Aviation accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, including mechanical failure, pilot error, adverse weather conditions, and sabotage. Aviation accidents can result in fatalities, injuries, and damage to property.
An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.
A serious incident in aviation refers to an event that could have resulted in an accident or that had the potential to cause serious injury or death. Some examples of serious incidents in aviation include engine failure, in-flight fires, and loss of control of the aircraft.