Flight Safety Information August 7, 2017 - No. 157 In This Issue Accident: American A333 near Long Island on Aug 5th 2017, turbulence injures 10 Incident: Flybe DH8D near Manchester on Aug 5th...officer incapacitated Accident: American A321 near Port of Spain on Aug 2nd 2017, "little bit of turbulence" Incident: Egypt A332 at Madinah on Aug 4th 2017, smoke in cockpit. ncident: UPS MD11 over Atlantic on Aug 4th 2017, smoke on board EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Ground Collision (ATR and B737) Emirates airline accident report rules out mechanical issues Australia finds U.S. military aircraft that crashed off northeast coast Singapore Airlines' Dash-10 making its way to Boeing's final assembly site Air Force signs contract for 2 presidential aircraft with Boeing Horizon Air Names New Vice President Flight Operations and New Vice President of Finance Air Force graduates first female enlisted pilot GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY RESULTS ISASI 2017, San Diego CA...August 22 - 24. 2017 Accident: American A333 near Long Island on Aug 5th 2017, turbulence injures 10 An American Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N276AY performing flight AA-759 from Athens (Greece) to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was descending towards Philadelphia near Long Island when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing injuries to three passengers and seven cabin crew at about 18:35Z. The aircraft continued to Philadelphia for a safe landing about 35 minutes later. Passengers reported flight attendants were just serving drinks when the aircraft seemed to drop, everything including the drinks lifted by about 4 feet and impacted the cabin ceiling then came down again, the drinks wetting passengers and cabin crew. One flight attendant appeared to have dislodged her shoulder. The airline reported 3 passengers and 7 cabin crew were taken to hospitals with injuries. The FAA reported the aircraft encountered turbulence while enroute over the Atlantic Ocean. The US Aviation Weather Service reported an A333 pilot reported moderate to severe turbulence causing 2 severe bumps and injuries to passengers and cabin crew off the eastern end of Long Island at FL280. (Editorial note: AA- 759 descended through FL280 about 70nm east of New York's JFK Airport off the eastern end of Long Island while obviously deviating around weather at 18:35Z). https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL759/history/20170805/0845Z/LGAV/KPHL http://avherald.com/h?article=4aca0300&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Flybe DH8D near Manchester on Aug 5th officer incapacitated2017, first A Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration G-JECI performing flight BE-1574 from Inverness,SC to Jersey,CI (UK) with 44 passengers, was enroute at FL250 about 70nm northnorthwest of Manchester,EN (UK) when the first officer became incapacitated prompting the captain to declare emergency and divert the aircraft to Manchester, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 23L about 20 minutes after the decision to divert. The first officer was taken off the aircraft on a stretcher and was taken to a hospital. The airline confirmed a medical situation in the cockpit, the captain took necessary actiosn quickly and efficiently and diverted the aircraft to Manchester where medical services awaited the aircraft. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights. http://avherald.com/h?article=4aca0b3c&opt=0 Back to Top Accident: American A321 near Port of Spain on Aug 2nd 2017, "little bit of turbulence" injures a few passengers An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N996AN performing flight AA-2713 from Miami,FL (USA) to Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), was enroute at FL330 about to reach the top of descent into Port of Spain when the crew requested medical assistance meet the aircraft upon arrival advising "a little bit of turbulence" had injured a few passengers, about 10 people would need medical attention. The aircraft started the descent into Port of Spain about 6 minutes later and landed safely on Port of Spain's runway 10 about 30 minutes later. 3 passengers were taken to hospitals, 2 of them discharged a short time later, one passenger remained in hospital. A number of passengers were treated at the airport for minor injuries. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours and departed for the return flight the following afternoon around 15:16L with a delay of 8:16 hours. Passengers reported the aircraft encountered turbulence about one hour prior to arrival in Port of Spain. The aircraft suffered a number of jolts throwing passengers against the cabin ceiling and back onto the floor, even passengers with seat belts closed were bumped against the overhead lockers. Radar data suggest the aircraft encountered the turbulence at about about 20:25L (00:25Z Aug 3rd), when the aircraft encountered an altitude deviation up to FL331 about 100nm south of San Juan (Puerto Rico). http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL2713/history/20170802/2140Z/KMIA/TTPP Infrared Satellite Image GEOS-E Aug 3rd 2017 01:00Z (Graphics: AVH/NASA): http://avherald.com/h?article=4aca0b3c&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Egypt A332 at Madinah on Aug 4th 2017, smoke in cockpit An Egypt Air Airbus A330-200, registration SU-GCG performing flight MS-640 from Madinah (Saudi Arabia) to Cairo (Egypt) with 50 passengers and 10 crew, was climbing out of Madinah when the crew stopped the climb at about FL110 reporting smoke in the cockpit and returned to Madinah for a safe landing on runway 35 about 15 minutes later. The occurrence aircraft was able to depart after about 4 hours on the ground and reached Cairo with a delay of 4:10 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ac89fbd&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: UPS MD11 over Atlantic on Aug 4th 2017, smoke on board A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N289UP performing freight flight 5X-203 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to Cologne (Germany), was enroute at FL290 over the Atlantic Ocean about 300nm southwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew declared PAN reporting smoke on board and diverted the aircraft to Shannon. On approach to Shannon the crew advised they were having an issue with the air conditioning system that resulted in smoke on board. The aircraft landed overweight but safely on runway 24 about 60 minutes after the decision to divert to Shannon. Emergency services did not need to intervene. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ac89eaf&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Ground Collision (ATR and B737) An ATR 72-500 operated by Wings Air as flight IW1252 (PK-WFF) and a Boeing 737-900 operated by Lion Air as flight JT197 (PK-LJZ) both sustained substantial damage in a ground collision accident at Medan-Kualanamu International Airport, Indonesia. The Boeing 737 landed on runway 23 at 04:00 UTC. At the same time, the ATR-72 was preparing for departure. The outer leading edge of the left hand wing of the Boeing 737 impacted the right hand wing of the ATR-72, causing the outer portion of the wing, almost up to the first flap fairing, to be entirely sheared off. It is unclear if the ATR-72 had entered or was entering the runway as the 737 was landing, but the runway was closed for about 20 minutes after the accident. https://aviation-safety.net/ Back to Top Emirates airline accident report rules out mechanical issues There were no mechanical issues before the EK521 accident, according to a statement by the United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority Image Credit: Gulf News Archives The 2016 August 3rd accident destroyed the Boeing 777-300 coming from Thiruvananthapuram, India, but claimed no lives among the 300 passengers and crew. Dubai: A year after the accident involving an Emirates flight at the Dubai International Airport, UAE investigators have found out that there were no mechanical problems leading up to the event. An interim statement issued on Sunday by the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority one year on said "there were no aircraft systems or engine abnormalities up to the time of the accident." Flight EK521: Landing gear issues not confirmed Emirates jet touched down before aborting landing Giving a brief account of the progress of the investigation, the statement said investigators are "working to determine and analyse the human performance factors that influence flight crew actions". The August 3 accident had destroyed the Boeing 777-300 coming from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the south Indian state of Kerala, but claimed no lives among the 300 passengers and crew. A firefighter was killed in a subsequent explosion in a fuel tank of flight EK521. "At approximately 0837:38 UTC, the aircraft impacted the runway during an attempted go- around at Dubai International Airport," the statement said. "The aircraft sustained substantial structural damage as a result of the impact and its movement along the runway and was eventually destroyed by fire. Twenty-one passengers, one flight crewmember, and four cabin crewmembers sustained minor injuries. Four cabin crewmembers sustained serious injuries. Approximately nine minutes after the aircraft came to rest, a firefighter was fatally injured as a result of the explosion of the centre wing fuel tank." "Regarding the operation of the flight, the investigation [team] is working to determine and analyse the human performance factors that influenced flight crew actions during the landing and attempted go-around. In addition, the investigation has reviewed and has identified safety enhancements related to the validity of weather information that was passed to the flight crew, and communication between air traffic control and the flight crew," the report said. "A large number of aircraft systems were tested with the assistance of the manufacturers and analysis of the data downloaded indicates that there were no aircraft systems or engine abnormalities up to the time of the accident," the interim statement added. In an email to Gulf News, an Emirates spokesperson said: "Our internal investigation is ongoing, which includes a thorough review of all training and operational processes and procedures. Emirates is awaiting the publication of the UAE AAIS Annex 13 final investigation report, at which time any safety directives will be implemented and any safety recommendations will be considered. We continue to extend our full co-operation to the investigators as they work towards the final report." http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/emirates-airline-accident-report-rules-out- mechanical-issues-1.2069599 Back to Top Australia finds U.S. military aircraft that crashed off northeast coast SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian Navy survey ship has located a U.S. military aircraft that crashed off the Australian northeast coast at the weekend and left three Marines missing, Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Monday. The navy divers will conduct remotely operated underwater vehicle operations before considering sending down divers, Payne said in a statement. The U.S. Marine Corps had suspended a search for the three Marines missing since the MV- 22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed while on regular operations on Saturday. The Marines have described the incident as a "mishap" and said it was under investigation. "Royal Australian Navy survey ship Melville arrived in Shoalwater Bay overnight," Payne said in the statement. "Shortly after commencing survey operations in the area, the submerged aircraft was located." The aircraft had taken off from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) amphibious assault ship and was on regular operations when it crashed, according to the Marine Corps. Twenty-three other personnel aboard the aircraft were rescued. The Marine Corps said earlier it had shifted from a search-and-rescue effort to a recovery operation, which could last several months. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marines-australia-idUSKBN1AN0WH *************** Date: 05-AUG-2017 Time: ~16:00LT Type: Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey Owner/operator: US Marine Corps (USMC) Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 26 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: off the coast, near Shoalwater Bay, QLD - Australia Phase: Landing Nature: Military Departure airport: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Destination airport: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Narrative: Crashed during a flight between two ships, reportedly while on approach/landing. There are said to be up to 3 POB missing and reports that up to 23 have been rescued. The aircraft was assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Survey ship HMAS Melville located the wreckage on 7 August 2017. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=197119 Back to Top Singapore Airlines' Dash-10 making its way to Boeing's final assembly site Boeing makes the new 787-10 model exclusively at its North Charleston campus. Provided/Boeing Co. The first 787-10 that will be delivered to a Boeing Co. customer will begin final assembly by early September, according to the All Things 787 website compiled by Uresh Sheth, a New York investment banker and Dreamliner analyst. The wide-body plane, designated as aircraft No. ZC003 and line No. 622, will be delivered to Singapore Airlines on May 1, according to Sheth. He adds the Dash 10 will probably be used for functionality and reliability testing later this year as part of the plane's certification. Boeing currently has three 787-10s performing test flights in the Seattle area. Those planes are about one-third of the way through the test program, which Sheth estimates will involve up to 1,500 hours of time in the air. The 787-10 will be built exclusively at Boeing's North Charleston campus because its fuselage is too large to transport to the other Dreamliner assembly plant in Everett, Wash. At 18 feet longer than its older 787-9 sibling, the 787-10 can seat 330 passengers and has a range of 7,400 miles. To date, Boeing has received 169 orders for the 787-10, including 30 apiece from Singapore Airlines and Etihad Airways. The first U.S. carrier to get a 787-10 will be United Airlines, which has ordered 14 of the planes. http://www.postandcourier.com/business/singapore-airlines-dash--making-its-way-to- boeing-s/article_db797174-75f7-11e7-824f-6395d06c91fe.html Back to Top Air Force signs contract for 2 presidential aircraft with Boeing The Air Force, which has been looking for ways to lower the cost of new Air Force One planes, agreed Friday to buy two jumbo jets from Boeing Co. | AP Photo WASHINGTON - The Air Force, which has been looking for ways to lower the cost of new Air Force One planes, has agreed to buy two jumbo jets from Chicago-based Boeing Co. that were ordered but never delivered to a now-defunct Russian airline. The contract details, including costs, were not provided on Friday. But President Donald Trump has complained about the high cost of new presidential planes, even threatening at one point to cancel the order. "This award is a significant step towards ensuring an overall affordable program," said Darlene Costello, the Air Force's principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition. "As we move forward, we will continue to seek and implement cost savings opportunities." The list price for a Boeing 747-8 is $386.8 million, according to Boeing's website. It was not clear whether that price would apply to planes that are already built and sitting in Boeing's inventory. Modifications to accommodate security, communications and other presidential requirements would have to be done, and would increase the final price. Last December Trump complained on Twitter about the cost of new Air Force One planes. "Costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!" the president-elect tweeted. A month later, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg met with Trump and declared they had made "great progress" in discussions about holding down the program's cost. That led to talks between the company and the Pentagon. The two Boeing 747-8 aircraft were ordered by Russian carrier Transaero but never delivered because the airline filed for bankruptcy protection in 2015, according to the people familiar with the matter. Aircraft makers like Boeing and Airbus routinely try to resell planes that are ordered but never delivered. http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/air-force-signs-contract-for-2-presidential-aircraft-with- boeing/ Back to Top Horizon Air Names New Vice President Flight Operations and New Vice President of Finance and Planning SEATTLE, Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Air's board of directors have elected Captain John Hornibrook vice president of flight operations and Brooke Vatheuer vice president of finance and planning. Hornibrook will oversee Horizon's 700 line pilots and system operations center. A 26-year Alaska Airlines pilot with 16,000 hours of flight time, Hornibrook has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility. Most recently, he served as managing director of flight operations at Virgin America, overseeing integration efforts with Alaska. As system chief pilot and managing director of line flying at Alaska for five years, he oversaw more than 1,800 line pilots across four bases along the West Coast and Anchorage, Alaska. In addition to serving as Air Line Pilots Association Council 67 committee chairman, Hornibrook was also chairman of ALPA's Central Air Safety Committee, Training Committee and Training Board Committee. "John's transformative leadership style, safety mindset and ability to work collaboratively between management and union leadership, make him extremely well-suited to lead flight operations at Horizon," said Horizon Air President and CEO David Campbell. "His vast industry knowledge will strengthen our efforts to hire and retain the best pilots and position the company for success for years to come." As vice president of finance and planning, Vatheuer will be responsible for Horizon's financial planning and analysis, forecasting, business strategy and execution, process management, process improvement and employee communications activities. Most recently, Vatheuer served as managing director at Alaska - overseeing internal audit and enterprise risk management for both Alaska and Horizon. Vatheuer joined Alaska Airlines in 2007 in the internal audit department and served as internal auditor, lead internal auditor, internal audit manager and director of internal audit. "Brooke has proven to be a rising star," Campbell said. "Her strong command of the financial and operational drivers of our airlines, coupled with her ability to roll-up her sleeves to understand issues and opportunities, will be invaluable as we take time to reset our operations and better position Horizon for consistent performance and sustainable growth." Prior to joining Alaska, Vatheuer served as an auditor for Deloitte, a global public accounting firm. She holds both a master of professional accounting and a bachelor of business administration from the University of Washington. Prior to joining Alaska Airlines in 1991, Hornibrook flew regional airline aircraft for Great Lakes Aviation and was an instructor at Buffalo Aviation, a small fixed-base operator in Buffalo, Minnesota. He earned a bachelor's degree in aviation technology from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, and will graduate with a master's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2018. Hornibrook holds type ratings in the Beechcraft1900, McDonald Douglas MD-80 and Boeing 737. Alaska Airlines, together with Virgin America and its regional partners, flies 40 million guests a year to 118 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica and Cuba. With Alaska and Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North America Satisfaction Study for 10 consecutive years from 2008 to 2017. Learn more about Alaska's award-winning service and unmatched reliability at newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines, Virgin America and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK). View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/horizon-air-names-new- vice-president-flight-operations-and-new-vice-president-of-finance-and-planning- 300499981.html SOURCE Alaska Air Group Back to Top Air Force graduates first female enlisted pilot Tech. Sgt. Courtney poses for a photo before the 558th Flying Training Squadron's Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Course graduation Aug. 4, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Courtney is the first-ever enlisted female to qualify as an RPA pilot. Name badges were blurred due to Air Force limits on disclosure of identifying information for RPA operators. JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force's first female enlisted pilot completed Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training Aug. 4, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Tech. Sgt. Courtney is part of the Enlisted Pilot Initial Class. In its 70 years as a separate military service the Air Force has relied almost exclusively on commissioned officers to pilot its aircraft. In December 2015, the Air Force announced it would begin including enlisted Airmen in its training to pilot RPAs. Twelve were selected and incorporated in the training program beginning October 2016. The first three EPIC students graduated from training May 5, 2017. "Tech. Sgt. Courtney doesn't do this because she's a girl, she just gets up every day and puts her uniform on and comes to work and kicks butt because that's what she does," said Maj. Natalie, an instructor pilot with the 558th Flying Training Squadron. "That's who she is. She's not a woman pilot, she's a pilot." The 558th FTRS is the sole source of undergraduate RPA training in the Air Force. "It's great to fill that role as the first female," Courtney said. "It's awesome and humbling, but our units don't care if you're male or female, they just want you to be a good pilot." In her 11-year career, the Vacaville, California native has been a part of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance career field filling various roles such as imagery analyst and sensor operator for the MQ-1 Predator and the RQ-4 Global Hawk. Undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft training is six months for RPA pilots, who sit in the left seat of an RPA control center during flight, and six weeks for their sensor operators, who sit in the right seat and control cameras mounted on the RPA. This accomplishment expands Courtney's opportunities. "I've been sitting in the right seat for a long time, so now I'm ready to sit in the left seat," Courtney said. (Editor's note: Only first names of the pilots were given because the Air Force limits disclosure of identifying information to first names for all RPA pilots and sensor operators throughout their careers.) http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1269330/air-force-graduates-first-female- enlisted-pilot/ Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY RESULTS Project completed: "Manual Flying Skills - Airline Procedures and their Effect on Pilot Proficiency" Dear fellow aviators, last year many of you took part in the Manual Flying Skills Online Survey, a core element of my MSc Air Safety Management thesis at City University of London. Now that the project is completed, I would like to say THANK YOU for your participation - based on your valuable contributions, I was able to use a broad data basis for my research. I have prepared a short presentation summarizing the key results of my research: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316738796_Presentation_Manual_Flying_Skills_- _Airline_Procedures_and_their_Effect_on_Pilot_Proficiency The complete paper can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316734587_Manual_Flying_Skills_- _Airline_Procedures_and_their_Effect_on_Pilot_Proficiency Feel free to share the links or to contact me via moritz.hanusch.1@city.ac.uk - I am looking forward to discussing my project's results with you and other interested flight safety professionals! Best regards, Moritz Hanusch Back to Top ISASI 2017, San Diego CA August 22 - 24. 2017 The International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) will hold their 48th annual seminar at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina from August 22 - 24, 2017. This year's theme is: "Investigations - Do They Really Make a Difference?" All up to date information including the link for registration and hotel reservations can be found at www.isasi.org. Dates to Remember Early Registration rate cut off is midnight July 5, 2017 PDT Seminar rate at the hotel will end on July 27. After that date there will be no guarantee that rooms will be available. We look forward to seeing many of you in San Diego Curt Lewis