Согласно докладу Бюро расследования и анализа Франции, отказ индикаторов воздушной скорости и недостаточная подготовка пилотов названы причинами катастрофы самолета А-330 авиакомпании Air France, следовавшего рейсом из Бразилии во Францию 1 июля 2009 года. Эти выводы привели к предварительным обвинениям в непредумышленном убийстве авиакомпании Air France и компании-производителя Airbus. По заключению французских расследователей, через 2 часа 10 минут после взлета при попадании аэробуса в зону штормовой погоды произошло закупоривание приемников воздушного давления кристаллами льда. Незадолго до этого командир экипажа покинул кабину для планового отдыха, а его помощникам не удалось осознать неисправность указателей скорости. В течение возникшего после этого на несколько минут хаоса один из пилотов пытался перевести самолет в набор высоты, что привело к сваливанию. Оба пилота не могли понять, почему воздушное судно не управляется. «Мы потеряли управление» - сказал один из пилотов. «Мы ничего не понимаем. Мы испробовали все». Катастрофа унесла жизни 228 человек.
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Final report into AF447 accident published, 25 new recommendations issued by BEA |
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Yesterday the BEA, the French accident investigation agency, published its final report into the loss of an Air France A330. Flight AF447, crashed into the Atlantic while on a scheduled service from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1 2009, with the loss of all 228 occupants. The report refers to the icing of the pitot tubes leading to inconsistent readings and the crew’s response to the situation, as the main causes of the accident The BEA made a total of 25 new safety recommendations, in addition to the 16 previously issued. They include crew instruction and training, aeroplane ergonomics, feedback mechanisms and surveillance of the operator “to improve its effectiveness”. Airbus issued its own statement in which it said “The publication of the BEA’s final report now provides the opportunity to further work on the lessons learned from this tragedy and measures to be applied to avoid the recurrence of such an accident. Without waiting for this final report, Airbus has already started working at industry level to further reinforce the robustness of pitot probes requirements and actively supports related activities”. While Air France responded to the report, saying that “In its analysis and conclusions, the BEA underlines a sequence and combination of several factors – technical and human – that led to the loss of the aircraft in just over four minutes. It confirms that the crew was properly trained and qualified in accordance with regulations and that the aircraft systems were functioning in accordance with design and met the applicable certification criteria. The BEA report describes a crew who acted in line with the information provided by the cockpit instruments and systems, and the aircraft behaviour as it was perceptible in the cockpit: instrument indications, triggering and stoppage of the alarms, aerodynamic noise, aircraft vibrations, etc. The reading of the various data did not enable them to apply the appropriate action. In this deteriorated aircraft cockpit environment, the crew, with the skills of one flight captain and two first officers, were committed to carrying out their task of piloting the aircraft to the very end. Air France wishes to pay tribute to their courage and determination in these extreme conditions”. The full report can be found at BEA’s web site: http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flight.af.447/flight.af.447.php |
