Flight Safety Information - August 10, 2022 No.154 In This Issue : Incident: Delta B753 at Atlanta on Aug 6th 2022, blew tyre on departure, unsafe gear on approach : Incident: Porter DH8D at Toronto on Aug 3rd 2022, uncommanded yaw twice : Incident: Qantas B738 near Karratha on Aug 9th 2022, lightning strike : Incident: Qantas B738 at Queenstown on Aug 8th 2022, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Southwest B737 at Atlanta on Aug 7th 2022, bird strike - : Incident: Aeromexico B738 at Chicago on Aug 8th 2022, rejected takeoff due to burst tyre : Incident: Wizz A321N at Catania on Aug 8th 2022, hail strike : Aviation Safety Community : GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 1 : GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 2 : GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 3 : GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 4 Incident: Delta B753 at Atlanta on Aug 6th 2022, blew tyre on departure, unsafe gear on approach A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-300, registration N596NW performing flight DL-941 from Las Vegas,NV to Atlanta,GA (USA), departed Las Vegas' runway 08L but blew the inboard forward right main tyre on departure. The aircraft continued the flight and was on approach to Atlanta's runway 09L when the crew initiated a go around from about 1500 feet AGL due to an unsafe gear indication and a leak on the left hand hydraulic system. The aircraft climbed back to 3000 feet MSL and overflew the runway with the right hand main gear not extended, while nose and left main gear were extended. The crew positioned the aircraft for another approach while performing a successful alternate gear extension, landed safely on Atlanta's runway 09L (gear doors remained open) and stopped on the runway. Both forward right hand main tyres were replaced on the runway before the aircraft was towed off the runway. The aircraft remained on the ground in Atlanta for about 19.5 hours before returning to service. Maintenance replaced two damaged and leaking hydraulic lines at the right hand main gear strut. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcb2a46&opt=0 Incident: Porter DH8D at Toronto on Aug 3rd 2022, uncommanded yaw twice A Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GLQG performing flight PD-9806 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Toronto City,ON (Canada) with 2 crew, was descending through 10,000 feet towards Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport when the crew experienced an uncommanded yaw of the aircraft to the left. A short time later the aircraft experienced another uncommanded yaw to the left associated with a brief change of torque by about 15%, a warning light briefly illuminated. The crew levelled the aircraft at 4000 feet, worked the related checklists and shut the right hand engine down in accordance with the procedures. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Hamilton,ON (Canada) for a safe landing on runway 30 about 35 minutes after the onset of trouble. The Canadian TSB reported the crew was unable to identify which warning light had illuminated due to the briefness of the activation. Maintenance replaced the #2 Propeller Electronic Controller (PEC). https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcb242a&opt=0 Incident: Qantas B738 near Karratha on Aug 9th 2022, lightning strike A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZM performing flight QF-1206 from Perth,WA to Port Hedland,WA (Australia), was descending towards Port Hedland when the crew at about FL190 decided to turn around and divert to Karratha,WA (Australia) following a lightning strike. The aircraft landed safely on Karratha's runway 26 about 20 minutes later. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VXS reached Port Hedland with a delay of 2:20 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Karratha about 17 hours after landing. The airline reported the aircraft received a lightning strike, the aircraft is being inspected by engineers. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcb21e3&opt=0 Incident: Qantas B738 at Queenstown on Aug 8th 2022, engine shut down in flight A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZH performing flight QF-186 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (CFM56) down, stopped the climb at FL200 and decided to divert to Christchurch (New Zealand), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 20 about 65 minutes after departure. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-XZJ positioned from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Christchurch, continued the flight and reached Brisbane with a delay of 22.5 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Christchurch about 36 hours after landing there. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcb1a7d&opt=0 Incident: Southwest B737 at Atlanta on Aug 7th 2022, bird strike A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7821L performing flight WN-3012 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Atlanta,GA (USA), was on approach to Atlanta's runway 10 when a bird struck the aircraft. The crew continued for a safe landing. The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ABOVE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSCREEN, ATLANTA, GA." and rated the damage minor. The aircraft remained on the ground in Atlanta for 27 hours before returning to service. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcaf81a&opt=0 Incident: Aeromexico B738 at Chicago on Aug 8th 2022, rejected takeoff due to burst tyre An Aeromexico Boeing 737-800, registration XA-DRA performing flight AM-687 from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Mexico City (Mexico), was accelerating for takeoff from Chicago's runway 10L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 140 knots over ground) after the inboard right main tyre burst. The aircraft slowed safely and stopped on the runway with the outboard right main tyre also deflated. The passengers disembarked via stairs onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcaeb41&opt=0 Incident: Wizz A321N at Catania on Aug 8th 2022, hail strike A WizzAir Airbus A321-200N, registration G-WUKP performing flight W9-5793 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Catania (Italy), was on approach to Catania's runway 08 when the aircraft flew through bad weather including hail. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 08. After landing the nose cone of the aircraft was found "reshaped". The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16.5 hours, then returned to service the following morning. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4fcae983&opt=0 Airbus delivered 46 jets in July, books big China order PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) on Monday confirmed slower deliveries in July as a supply crunch left semi-finished jets outside its factories without engines, but bolstered its future business with confirmation of a major new order from China. The European planemaker said it had delivered 46 planes in July, down from 60 in the previous month and 47 in July 2021. Airbus last month revised down its delivery forecast for the year to 700 aircraft from a previous goal of 720 after gaps in the supply chain left it without enough engines. Several newly assembled and liveried A320neo jets could be seen parked, with red counterweights instead of engines, outside Airbus headquarters near Toulouse, France, last week. Airbus produces the bulk of its narrow-body jets in Toulouse and Hamburg, Germany. July's tally of 46 deliveries confirms a Reuters report last week that Airbus had delivered just over 45 jets read more . For the first seven months of the year, Airbus handed over 343 jets, or a net total of 341 after deducting two A350 jets built for Aeroflot but impossible to deliver due to sanctions. Airbus had booked these as deliveries in its 2021 accounts but they were still on the ground in France when the West imposed sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine. read more The planemaker subsequently revoked the order from Aeroflot for the two jets and on Monday said it had sold two A350s to Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS). It also announced it had cancelled orders from Aeroflot for a further four A350s. Airbus meanwhile booked a major order for almost 300 jets from state airlines in China, announced last month, along with a handful of orders from a quiet Farnborough Airshow. read more So far this year, Airbus has sold 843 planes or 656 after adjusting for cancellations. U.S. rival Boeing Co (BA.N), which dominated Farnborough headlines as it scrambled to inject momentum into its 737 MAX, whose largest variant faces uncertainty over certification, is due to publish its latest delivery data on Tuesday. The Airbus order numbers do not yet reflect a decision by the European group to break with Qatar Airways in the latest twist to a bitter contractual and safety dispute. read more Reuters exclusively reported last week that Airbus had revoked all outstanding orders from Qatar Airways for A350 jets, severing all remaining new jet business with the Gulf carrier. The two groups have been waging a rare public battle for months over the degraded exteriors of more than 20 jets that the airline says could disrupt the A350's anti-lightning defences and which Airbus and European regulators insist are safe. Neither company has so far commented on the wholesale A350 cancellation, which industry sources say will be reflected in future monthly Airbus order bulletins in September or October. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-delivered-46-jets-july-books-big-china-order-2022-08-08/ US Navy recovers jet blown off aircraft carrier from bottom of ocean (CNN)A US Navy team recovered a military jet from a depth of 9,500 feet in the Mediterranean Sea on August 3 after the aircraft had blown overboard during "unexpected heavy weather" in July, a release from US Naval Forces Europe-Africa said. The jet was aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier, when it blew overboard on July 8, the release said. The service members who recovered the aircraft used a remotely operated vehicle to attach "specialized rigging and lift lines" to the jet while it was underwater. After attaching the rigging, the recovery team then attached a lifting hook to the rigging to "raise the aircraft to the surface" of the ocean and "hoist it" onto the multi-purpose construction vessel Everest, a separate motor vessel that can be used for a variety of purposes in the ocean, the release said. Once the aircraft had been recovered from the depths of the ocean and put on the MPV Everest, the team transported the aircraft to a "nearby military installation," the release said. The aircraft will then be transported from the military installation to the US, the release added. The team that recovered the aircraft included service members from several different naval units, among them members from Task Force (CTF) 68, Naval Sea Systems Command's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, service members assigned to the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, Naval Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic and US Sixth Fleet, the release said. "The rapid response of the combined team... allowed us to conduct safe recovery operations within 27 days of the incident," Lieutenant Commander Miguel Lewis, US Sixth Fleet salvage officer, said in the statement. "Our task tailored team operated safely and efficiently to meet the timeline." https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/us-navy-recovers-aircraft/index.html GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 1 Hello! As part of an MIT survey, we are looking for experienced pilots to help evaluate past aviation convective weather interactions. 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