Following a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the U.S. FAA issued general guidance to airlines about the rules for carrying recalled or defective lithium devices on board aircraft as cargo or in carry-on luggage.
14 September 2016Poorly harmonised ground and flight crew procedures caused the parking brakes on an Airbus A330 to be released when the chocks were already removed. The aircraft rolled and impacted an aerobridge.
14 September 2016The application of excessive reverse thrust during a landing at New York-LaGuardia Airport, March, 5, 2015, led to a loss of directional control and the MD-88’s departure from the snow covered runway, according to findings of the NTSB.
The NTSB released an investigative update with initial findings in the investigation of the uncontained engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on August 27.
9 September 2016The U.S. FAA issued a statement not to use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 electronic devices on board aircraft over fears about the safety of the device’s lithium battery.
8 September 2016The U.K. AAIB recommends EASA to the autopilot system designs of passenger aircraft following a serious incident involving a Saab 2000 in which the flight crew tried to override the autopilot which the did not realise, was still engaged.
7 September 2016Data entry errors in the FMGS of an Airbus A330 caused navigational issues shortly after takeoff from Sydney Airport, according to an ATSB investigation report.
7 September 2016The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority issued a preliminary report of their investigation into the accident involving an Emirates Boeing 777-300 at Dubai.
4 September 2016The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) concluded in their investigation into a serious runway incursion incident that a preoccupied air traffic controller at Tokushima Airport cleared a Boeing 767 to land while an airport vehicle was still on the runway.
An ATR 72-202, OY-LHA, sustained minor damage when it rolled over elevated runway edge lights when it attempted to take off while aligned with the runway edge lights along the right-hand side of runway 27L at Karup Airport in Denmark, according to an investigation report by the Danish AIB