Air India A321: Accidentally Disengaged Autopilot


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Il jet era decollato da Bangkok e diretto a New Delhi: sospesi.

Scandalo a bordo di un volo della 'Air India'. Il pilota di Boeing 747 con 160 passeggeri a bordo è stato sospeso per aver lasciato, insieme al co-pilota, i comandi del jet a due hostess mentre loro andavano a farsi una pennichella in prima classe. Riposo breve perché, come era facile immaginare, 40 minuti dopo l'inizio del loro riposino a 11 km di quota una delle due assistenti di volo ha disinserito per errore il pilota automatico rendendo l'aereo ingovernabile. Il jet era decollato da Bangkok e diretto a New Delhi. L'episodio risale al mese scorso ma è stato reso noto solo in questi giorni.

AFFIDABILITA' - Il jet ha proseguito poi il volo normalmente con i piloti ai comandi ma l'episodio alimenta i timori dell'affidabilità delle compagnie aeree indiane, sottolinea il britannico Daily Telegraph, ricordando che all'inizio dell'anno un pilota indiano era stato trovato completamente ubriaco poco prima di mettersi i comandi. Nel 2010 venne scoperto che alcuni piloti avevano false licenze di volo, mentre a marzo un rapporto dell'Onu ha accertato che l'India è tra i 13 peggiori Paesi al mondo per la sicurezza aerea.

3 maggio 2013 | 22:10
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Re: I piloti dell'Air India vanno a dormire e lasciano le hostess sole ai comandi

Si fossero almeno portati le assistenti di volo a fare la pennichella...ma lasciarle sole in cockpit e' da dementi...con tutti quei bottoni
 
Re: I piloti dell'Air India vanno a dormire e lasciano le hostess sole ai comandi

mi pare strano. e i contatti con l'ATC? 40min di silenzio radio?
 
Re: I piloti dell'Air India vanno a dormire e lasciano le hostess sole ai comandi

Dal Telegraph la versione di Air India:

"Today it denied passenger safety was ever compromised. In a statement released, it said two cabin attendants had overstayed the permitted length of stay in the cockpit, but denied that either the pilot or co pilot had at any point left the cockpit.The airline did however confirm that the pilots had been distracted while the attendants were in the cockpit and that the auto-pilot had been disconnected during the incident.

"It is categorically stated that at no point of time the cockpit was left unattended by the cockpit crew. Based on a report that two cabin crew members were in the cockpit for a prolonged period on the said flight, the airline management pro-actively summoned the cockpit and cabin crew for an inquiry. As the inquiry confirmed the overstay of the cabin crew in the cockpit, administrative action was taken against them and the pilot.
"They have been suspended pending the final inquiry of the incident," the airline said in a statement.
"During the incident, due to distraction the co-pilot had touched the auto-pilot disconnect button momentarily but the same was connected back," it added."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...cockpit-while-he-slept-in-business-class.html
 
Re: I piloti dell'Air India vanno a dormire e lasciano le hostess sole ai comandi

Pare sia successo veramente, LEGGERMENTE DIVERSO da come racconta il Corriere:

Incident: Air India A321 enroute on Apr 12th 2013, 2 cabin crew in cockpit, autopilot disconnected unintentionally

By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, May 3rd 2013 16:09Z, last updated Friday, May 3rd 2013 16:47Z
An Air India Airbus A321-200, registration VT-PPM performing flight AI-333 from Bangkok (Thailand) to New Delhi (India) with 166 passengers, was enroute when two cabin crew entered the cockpit for a prolonged period of time. The first officer unintentionally disconnected the autopilot while flight attendants were in the cockpit, the autopilot was quickly re-engaged and the aircraft continued to a safe landing in Delhi.

India's press, led by the "Times of India" and "Mumbai Mirror", reports that the first officer had taken a toilet break, a flight attendant had been asked to enter the cockpit according to standard operating procedures to monitor the captain and had taken the first officer's seat. The captain then ordered a second flight attendant to the cockpit, left his seat, instructed her to take the left hand seat, briefed both flight attendants how to operate the aircraft on autopilot and left the cockpit. When one of the flight attendants accidentally disconnected the autopilot about 40 minutes later, both flight crew rushed to the cockpit and recovered the aircraft.

Air India released a statement stating, that the aircraft was under control by flight crew at all times, at no time the flight attendants were at the controls of the aircraft. However, two cabin crew had a prolonged stay in the cockpit, during their "overstay" the first officer - in his seat - accidentally disconnected the autopilot probably as result of distraction while interacting with cabin crew and quickly re-connected the autopilot. Both flight crew and both cabin crew have been suspended pending investigation.

http://avherald.com/h?article=461b7ada&opt=0
 
Re: I piloti dell'Air India vanno a dormire e lasciano le hostess sole ai comandi

E' il momento di chiudere: stendiamo un velo pietoso.
 
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