Engine Flameout News Today

Thats the time that studies that shown you get off before the plane starts burning, before there is large fires or explosions or fuming fill the cabin. >> what caused this crash? was this just a microburst of wind? that is very nerve wracking to hear. >> probably two things, the united states at most major airports we have wind sheer and microburst detection to show this, wind sheer and micro bursts can bring down a plane, thats what brought down delta 191 33 years ago today, but also an engine ...

Like this it truly is troubling. loss of engine and recuperating from it that is a basic part of training. especially for pilots here in the united states. the plane we do know could have flown with one engine. but as you know his fatal mistake, at one point the plane had zero engine power. >> i guess the bottom-line question is the pilot in this particular case its obviously very frightening, but the report reveals that the captain may not have been skilled enough to handle the problem that thi...

February. you can see it crashing in this video. investigators now say the pilot accidently shut down the planes only working engine before it clipped a bridge and plunged into the river. the pilot can be heard on the black box saying and im quoting, wow, pulled back the wrong side throttle. the report found that the same pilot had failed a simulator training test less than a year earlier in how to respond to an engine flameout. pretty disturbing stuff. some of americas biggest airlines are fe...

Equipping forces in the area is helping the cause. new details this morning about transasia flight 235 that crashed in taiwan in february killing 43 people. investigators found the captain switched off the planes one working engine after the other engine lost power. the plane was designed to be able to fly on one engine. the captain also had trouble with simulator training less than a year earlier, struggling on how to respond to an engine flameout. well, the womens world cup final is now se...

Way we have seen it happen john. that was a simplistic take on what was a very complicated dynamic situation. when you go into a thunderstorm any pilot worth his salt, the first thing they do is put on continuous ignition. in other words, its like turning the car key on your car consistently in case it stalls. this is too avoid just what were talking about, a flameout of the engines. yes, icing im certain was probably in the mix here somehow but its somewhat colonel christensen was saying there ...

Believe it was the plane itself. the planes maximum climb rate is 3,500 feet per minute. a pilot would never do that to the plane because you risk a dual engine flameout. you risk losing your engines. i think the weather was so violent and strong it was forcing the plane up and slamming it down. if it got near the top of the anvil cloud formation, there is a lot of hail and bad stuff. >> a harrowing scenario to hear about. obviously, david, it would help investigators tremendously if they could ...

Corridor. the pilots are experienced flying through that. were often told turbulence doesnt bring planes down. what would it take for weather to put a plane like this in danger? >> well for weather to put a plane like this in danger usually what happens in the accidents ive worked is several things have happened in addition to the weather. theres been very bad weather and then the weather did something to the plane, caused some kind of a malfunction like on 447, the pitot tubes iced over. on 708...

>> one of the people close to the investigation says they believe the plane may have been taken to a high altitude. perhaps 40,000 feet or more programs to renter the passengers unconscious. is that even possible? wouldnt the overhead oxygen have automatically deployed? >> yes, they would have. just taken the plane up to 45,000 feet wouldnt have automatically depreciatized the plane any way. i worked a case nam of years back where they took to it 42,000 feet. the biggest risk baltimore your engi...