Flight Safety Information - July 5, 2021 No. 133 In This Issue : Accident: Trans/Rhoades B732 at Honolulu on Jul 2nd 2021, ditched about 2nm out of Honolulu : Accident: Fedex MD10 at Indianapolis on Jul 1st 2021, runway excursion on landing : Incident: Silk Way B744 at Hong Kong on Jul 4th 2021, rejected takeoff due to engine failure : Incident: S7 A320 near Chelyabinsk on Jul 3rd 2021, hail strike : American Airlines passenger arrested after jumping from an emergency exit after a 30-minute delay in disembarking : A Military Plane Crash In The Philippines Has Left At Least 50 People Dead : Amazon and cargo airlines are scouring the Arizona desert for old and cheap passenger jets to fly packages : Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station : Position Available: Specialist - Flight Safety Investigations : ISASI 2021 Accident: Trans/Rhoades B732 at Honolulu on Jul 2nd 2021, ditched about 2nm out of Honolulu A Transair/Rhoades Aviation Boeing 737-200, registration N810TA performing flight T4-810 from Honolulu,HI to Kahului,HI (USA) with 2 crew, was climbing out of Honolulu's runway 08R when the crew stopped the climb at about 2000 feet reporting they had lost the #1 engine (JT8D, left hand). Tower cleared the flight for a visual approach to runway 04R. The aircraft began to descend while trying to position for a return to Honolulu's runway 04R. The crew advised they might lose their other engine, it was running very hot, and requested the coast guard out, and then reported: "We have all the Rhoades 810" and requested to turn right towards the airport and received clearance. Tower subsequently cleared the aircraft to turn onto a heading of 020 for runway 04R, the crew reported they no longer had the airport in sight. Tower advised they had a low level alert, tower cleared the flight to land on any runway, all operations at the airport were stopped, emergency services were called out and the coast guard were on their way out. Tower provided a heading of 310 degrees directly to Honolulu's Kalaeloa Airport, in the end tower did not receive a reply from the aircraft anymore. The aircraft did not make it to the airport and needed to ditch in the Ocean about 2.7nm short of the Kalaeloa's runway 29 (last position received from the transponder: N21.275 W158.026 at 50 feet MSL at 113 knots over ground at 01:45L (11:45Z)). Both crew were rescued, one pilot was airlifted to a hospital, the other taken ashore by a rescue boat and taken to a hospital. Both pilots received serious injuries, one of the them is in critical condition, the other in serious condition. ATC further informed rescue services that they had lost communication with the aircraft, the aircraft had lost an engine, no further information was known to ATC. The FAA confirmed the aircraft developed engine trouble and needed to land in the water while attempting to return to Honolulu. The coast guard reported the aircraft ditched in the waters about 2nm short of Kalaeloa Airport. Both crew were taken to Queens Medical Center, their condition however is unknown. On Jul 3rd 2021 Coast Guard men involved in the rescue reported the debris field of the aircraft was about 1.25nm long. They discovered both pilots, one (58) was standing at the tail of the aircraft waving at the helicopter, the other clinged to a cargo net of cargo swimming around the aircraft. When the aircraft sank, the one pilot at the tail momentarily disappeared, they got sight of him again while he was struggling to stay afloat and lifted him into the helicopter at 02:58L. The pilot was exhausted and unable to talk, but was conscious. The other pilot (50) was rescued by a boat at 02:51L, the pilot had head injuries and needed to be cleaned from aircraft fuel before he walked off the boat on his own and was received by medical staff who took him to the hospital. The NTSB have opened an investigation into the accident stating: "NTSB sending team of 7 investigators for investigation of Friday's crash of a Transair Boeing 737-200 cargo airplane in the waters off the island of Oahu near Honolulu." The NTSB subsequently added, a total of 10 investigators is being dispatched to Honolulu. The hospital reported one of the pilots (58) is in the intense care unit in critical condition, the other (50) received serious head injuries and multiple lacerations and is in serious condition. Rhoades Aviation Inc. trades as Transair operating 5 Boeing 737. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e9bbe04&opt=0 Accident: Fedex MD10 at Indianapolis on Jul 1st 2021, runway excursion on landing A Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-10 freighter, registration N313FE performing flight FX-1601 (dep Jun 30th) from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Indianapolis,IN (USA), landed on Indianapolis' runway 32 at 01:47L (05:47Z), vacated the runway and taxied to the apron. The crew advised there had been heavy rain on final approach and landing. Tower cleared the next arrivals for landing on runway 32. On Jul 2nd 2021 the FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND A FLAP WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RUNWAY AS WELL AS MISSING PAVEMENT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN." The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Indianapolis about 35.5 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e9bd3ce&opt=0 Incident: Silk Way B744 at Hong Kong on Jul 4th 2021, rejected takeoff due to engine failure A Silk Way Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration VP-BCV performing flight 7L-648 from Hong Kong (China) to Baku (Azerbaijan), was accelerating for takeoff from Hong Kong's runway 25L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to the failure of the #3 engine (PW4056, inboard right hand). The aircraft slowed, vacated the runway at the last exit (past the runway end) and became disabled clear of the runway when 12 main gear tyres deflated as result of the rejected takeoff. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e9d60dc&opt=0 Incident: S7 A320 near Chelyabinsk on Jul 3rd 2021, hail strike A S7 Sibir Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BOL performing flight S7-1146 from Chelyabinsk to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia), was climbing out of Chelyabinsk when the aircraft flew through a thunderstorm and received hail strike which caused both windshields' outer panes to crack. The crew continued the flight to Moscow for a safe landing at Domodedovo Airport about 2:20 hours after departure. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Moscow about 24 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e9d5319&opt=0 American Airlines passenger arrested after jumping from an emergency exit after a 30-minute delay in disembarking The flight to Baltimore was cancelled due to severe weather. An American Airlines passenger jumped from an emergency exit after a 30-minute delay. People were told to remain onboard temporarily after the flight's cancellation but one man refused. He reportedly crawled over passengers. A spokesperson told Insider he was immediately detained. See more stories on Insider's business page. An American Airlines passenger was detained on Friday after leaping out of a plane's emergency exit while it was still at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The flight to Baltimore was cancelled due to severe weather after 172 passengers and six crew members boarded the plane. After the cancellation, passengers were instructed to remain on board for at least 30 minutes, according to Brandon Goldner, a reporter at Charlotte's WCNC, who was on the plane. "So a passenger had enough and crawled over us in the exit row and let himself out. They got him by the jet bridge," Goldner said in a tweet with a photo of the open emergency exit. Instead of waiting for the jet bridge to be repositioned, "a passenger opened the over-wing emergency exit and jumped onto the ramp," an American Airlines spokesperson told Insider on Saturday. The airline said the passenger was "immediately detained" by American team members, then placed into custody by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The customer has since been placed on American's internal refuse list pending further investigation. In June, a passenger was hospitalized after forcing open an exit door and jumping out while it was taxiing away from the gate at Los Angeles International Airport, per Insider's Joshua Zitser. https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-airlines-passenger-arrested-jumping-153623481.html A Military Plane Crash In The Philippines Has Left At Least 50 People Dead MANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops found the last five dead from the crash of a transport aircraft in the south, raising the death toll to 50 in the military's worst air disaster, officials said Monday. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 96 mostly combat troops when it overshot the runway while landing Sunday at the Jolo airport in Sulu province, military officials said. It slammed into a coconut grove beyond the airport and burst into flames in a disaster witnessed by horrified soldiers and villagers. Troops, police and firefighters rescued 49 military personnel, including a few who jumped off the aircraft before it exploded and was gutted by fire. Seven people on the ground were hit by aircraft parts and debris and three of them died, the military said. The plane was one of two refurbished U.S. Air Force aircraft handed over to the Philippines, Washington's oldest treaty ally in Asia, as part of military assistance this year. The aircraft earlier had carried two-star Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., his wife and three children from Manila to southern Cagayan de Oro city, where he became the new military regional commander on Monday. Brawner was stunned to learn the plane he'd just flown on had crashed. "We're very thankful that we were spared, but extremely sad that so many lost their lives," Brawner told The Associated Press. Those who boarded the C-130 in Cagayan de Oro for the flight to Sulu were army troops, many of them newly trained recruits, to be deployed in the battle against Abu Sayyaf militants in the south. "They were supposed to join us in our fight against terrorism," Sulu military commander Maj. Gen. William Gonzales said. Government forces have been battling Abu Sayyaf militants in the predominantly Muslim province of Sulu for decades. A video taken by troops showed the aircraft landing in clear weather and then vanishing beyond the airport. "It vanished, it vanished," one soldier exclaims. Dark gray smoke later billowed from the crash site in a wooded area as the troops yelled "It fell, it fell!" in horror. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash and investigators were looking for the C-130's cockpit voice and flight data recorders. At least one other C-130 was grounded while investigators determine the cause of the crash, military officials said, adding that smaller aircraft would be used for routine missions including the transport of COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies across the archipelago. Regional military commander Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said it was unlikely that the aircraft took hostile fire. Military chief of staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana told reporters Sunday that "the plane missed the runway and it was trying to regain power but failed and crashed." An air force official told the AP that the Jolo runway is shorter than most others in the country, making it more difficult for pilots to adjust if an aircraft misses the landing spot. The official, who has flown military aircraft to and from Jolo several times, spoke on condition of anonymity because of a lack of authority to speak publicly. President Rodrigo Duterte expanded the military presence in Sulu to a full division in late 2018, deploying hundreds of additional troops, air force aircraft and other combat equipment after vowing to wipe out the Abu Sayyaf. The small but brutal group has been listed by the U.S. and the Philippines as a terrorist organization because of ransom kidnappings, bombings and beheadings. Before Sunday, the Philippine air force's deadliest disaster was a crash in a rice field north of Manila in 1971 that killed 40 military personnel, military historian Jose Custodio said. A recently delivered S-701 Blackhawk helicopter crashed more than a week ago near Clark freeport, a former U.S. air base, killing all six air force personnel on board. The government has struggled for years to modernize its military, one of Asia's least equipped, as it deals with decades-long Muslim and communist insurgencies and territorial rifts with China and other claimant countries in the South China Sea. https://www.npr.org/2021/07/04/1012992677/a-military-plane-crash-in-the-philippines-has-left-at-least-31-people-dead Amazon and cargo airlines are scouring the Arizona desert for old and cheap passenger jets to fly packages Cargo carriers such as Amazon's Prime Air are searching the American Southwest for former airliners stored in the desert. Arizona is home to Pinal Air Park, where between 40 and 50 jets have been bought by cargo carriers. Older passenger planes were bought at a discount during the pandemic and converted to freighters. See more stories on Insider's business page. When consumers turned to Amazon to buy more goods during the pandemic, Amazon turned to aircraft storage facilities in the desert to buy more cargo planes. The rise of pandemic online shopping and e-commerce caused a cargo industry boom in the past year. While passenger airlines found themselves with too many airplanes, cargo airlines had too little and went shopping for planes being stored in the American Southwest. "80% of all the stored aircraft worldwide are stored basically in the Southwest," Scott Butler, chief commercial officer for Marana, Arizona-based Ascent Aviation Services, told Insider. Ascent is responsible for storing most of the aircraft at Pinal Air Park in Marana on behalf of airlines and aircraft leasing companies. While some might know these facilities as the places where aircraft go to die, they've been keeping airliners alive by preserving them through the pandemic. More than 400 aircraft from airlines around the world were stored in Marana alone during the worst of the crisis. They've also been veritable shopping malls for cargo carriers and startup airlines looking to purchase planes on the cheap. Between 40 and 50 aircraft left Marana bound for cargo airlines since the start of the pandemic, with Boeing's 737-800 and 767-300ER being the most popular. Aircraft sales didn't occur straightaway after March as airlines contemplated whether to hold on to the planes until aircraft values recovered from the nosedive they took in the pandemic's early days. "[Airlines] didn't want to sell an aircraft that had multiple years of use left," Butler said, "but as pandemic dragged on, the need to convert assets into cash became necessary." Airlines were losing billions each quarter and shedding aircraft was one way of stopping the bleeding. Amazon was a major customer and bought 11 Boeing 767-300ER aircraft from Delta Air Lines and Canada's WestJet to power its Prime Air fleet. Read More: Amazon Air's plane-buying spree could put 95% of Americans in 1-day shipping range, a new report says Once purchased, the former passenger jets still need to be converted into freighters, a process that's only performed in a handful of facilities around the world. And there is a backlog of aircraft waiting to be converted. Israel Aerospace Industries is one of Amazon's conversion partners of choice. The Middle Eastern firm is a long-time player in the conversion realm with experience on Boeing jets and is also working on converting the world's largest twin-engine passenger plane into the world's largest twin-engine cargo plane. Conversions take between 90 and 120 days, depending on the aircraft, and can cost between $13 and $14 million for a Boeing 767-300ER, almost the cost of a second-hand 767 itself. There is a wait, though, and Israel Aerospace Industries' Yossi Melamed told Insider in February that the firm is booked through 2022. Some cargo carriers that had planes stored in Marana were quick to get them flying again. Atlas Air was one that reactivated four Boeing 747-400F cargo planes to handle the increase in demand, Air Cargo News reported. "We had three 747-400s on-site for National Airlines for an extended period of time and when cargo picked up last year, they put them back into service," Butler said, adding that it wasn't a cheap endeavor to restore the planes to flying service but the airline likely saw more value in having the planes flying than sitting on the ground. The modern-day gold rush in the Arizona desert, however, has largely dried up as Marana's best aircraft have been bought off. But that doesn't stop airlines from trying. "I get calls, still, from people looking for cargo aircraft in the desert and they just don't exist right now," Butler said. "Anything that has storage capacity, has some good engines on it, and has some time on it left, [cargo operators] are utilizing the aircraft far more than passenger operators were." https://www.yahoo.com/news/amazon-cargo-airlines-scouring-arizona-120100092.html Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station BEIJING (AP) — Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm. Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown by state TV climbing out of the airlock as Earth rolled past below them. The third crew member, commander Nie Haisheng, stayed inside. Liu and Tang spent nearly seven hours outside the station, the Chinese space agency said. The astronauts arrived June 17 for a three-month mission aboard China’s third orbital station, part of an ambitious space program that landed a robot rover on Mars in May. Their mission comes as the ruling Communist Party celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. The station's first module, Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, was launched April 29. That was followed by an automated spacecraft with food and fuel. Liu, Nie and Tang arrived June 17 aboard a Shenzhou capsule. On Sunday, Liu attached his feet to a platform at the end of a remote-controlled arm that held him in place while he used an electric drill and other tools to install equipment. China's space agency plans a total of 11 launches through the end of next year to add two more modules to the 70-ton station. Liu is a veteran of the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, during which Zhai Zhigang made China’s first space walk. Nie is on his third trip into space while Tang is making his first. All are military pilots. https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-astronauts-first-space-walk-042358941.html Specialist - Flight Safety Investigations UNITED STATES, GEORGIA, ATLANTA CORP. SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE 28-JUN-2021 REF #: 7579 HOW YOU'LL HELP US KEEP CLIMBING (OVERVIEW & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES) The Specialist - Flight Safety Investigations reports to the Manager - Safety Investigations and functions as a member of the Flight Safety Accident/Incident Investigation Team. In that capacity, the Specialist will be the primary safety investigator on-call for Delta Air Lines with an on-call rotation every three to four weeks. As the investigator on-call, the Specialist will generally lead all Flight Safety investigations and NTSB coordination efforts during their on-call period. In addition to acting as an investigator, the Specialist will be a primary point of contact in Flight Safety for safety-related issues. The Specialist practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures. Job Responsibilities: • Acts as a primary investigator for operational accidents, incidents, irregularities, and trends. • Acts as investigator or assisting investigator, on an as-needed basis, for other operational accidents, incidents, irregularities, and trends. • Acts as ICAO Annex 13 airline representative, or assisting representative, for accident, incident, and irregularity investigations. • Develops and publishes Flight Safety investigation reports. • Regularly reviews operational reports and data to identify incidents and irregularities for follow-up investigation. • Develops safety recommendations in conjunction with all operational divisions. • Interfaces with Line Safety Coordinators during applicable safety investigations. • Reviews, develops, and coordinates the publication of safety articles. • Reviews and evaluates applicable research material and results of industry seminars of interest to Flight Safety and Corporate Safety, Security, and Compliance. • Acts as an alternate Investigation Team Coordinator and assists the Manager - Safety Investigations with coordinating Investigation Team activities. • Provides assistance to the NTSB during non-Delta Air Lines local or national investigations. • Provides technical assistance to Delta Air Lines partners and personnel regarding investigation procedures and techniques. • Practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures. • Develops both strategic & tactical plans that create a safety-conscious environment resulting in employee safety & well-being. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS) • Must possess a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, or have compatible work experience. • Should have a general understanding of the operational divisions of a Part 121 major air carrier, including Flight Operations, Technical Operations, In-Flight Service, Airport Customer Service, and Cargo Operations. • Should have an understanding of the role of a Flight Safety department at a Part 121 major air carrier. • Must have a detailed understanding of NTSB accident/incident investigation procedures and techniques. • Must be able to efficiently and effectively investigate major air carrier accidents and incidents. • Should be able to write clear, concise, technical reports, and articles. • Should be able to speak effectively to diverse audiences. • Should be able to work effectively with fellow employees as well as outside agencies and organizations. • Should have PC-based computer skills, including the use of common database and Microsoft Office software. • Must be able to travel worldwide at short notice. • (If applying Internally) Must be performing satisfactorily in present position. • Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for U.S.-based job, if not currently employed by Delta Air Lines, Inc. WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS) • Should have successfully completed an accredited training course in safety, or compatible work experience, that includes accident investigation procedures and techniques. • Hands-on experience during NTSB, ICAO Annex 13, or military accident investigations is desired. • FAA pilot certificate, maintenance certifications, or equivalent military experience are desired. APPLY HERE August 31 – September 2, 2021 The agenda and speakers list for ISASI 2021 are now posted on the ISASI website. To access, simply log on at www.isasi.org Hover over Events> Annual Seminar >2021 Annual seminar. This will take you to the Presenters List and Preliminary Agenda. It should be noted that all times are posted in Pacific Daylight Time [GMT -7] For those who may not be able to attend on the actual dates/times of the seminar, the presentations will be taped and made available up to 90 days past the seminar closing date. Whether you plan to attend on the actual dates or later, it will be necessary to register online. We are also including a selection of Working Group Meetings and National Society meetings to the agenda. We look forward to your participation. Curt Lewis