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Air Tahiti – ATR ATR72-212A (F-OIQU)

Air Tahiti – ATR ATR72-212A (F-OIQU)

Air Tahiti F-OIQU airplane was on initial climb at a speed of about 170 kt, the captain noticed that the slip indicator ball had travelled to the extreme right. He used the rudder trim as far as the stop to reduce the load on the rudder. He managed to move the ball...

Air Contractors – ATR72-202 (EI-SLG)

Air Contractors – ATR72-202 (EI-SLG)

Air Contractors ATR72 EI-SLG was on the first flight following a maintenance check and the aircraft experienced an uncommanded yaw resulting in a roll to the left as it accelerated through 185 kt. Directional control was regained and subsequent cockpit indications...

JET 2 – Boeing – B757-21 (G-LSAH) flight LS224

JET 2 – Boeing – B757-21 (G-LSAH) flight LS224

On Tuesday, 7 August 2012, a Boeing 757-21B aircraft, registration G-LSAH, was on JET 2 flight LS224 en route to the Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in the United Kingdom from the Tenerife South Airport (TFS). It had previously made the flight in the opposite direction,...

KLM – Boeing – B737-400 (PH-BTC) flight KL1673

KLM – Boeing – B737-400 (PH-BTC) flight KL1673

During the takeoff of a KLM flight KL1673 from Amsterdam to Barcelona, the aircraft suffered a bird strike in the area of the nose landing gear during rotation. The flight crew informed the ATC and the flight continued without any abnormal indication in the cockpit....

Aviation accidents

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