Water ice clogging fuel pumps on both engines stil thought most likely cause

18 Dec 08: Delta 777 at 39000 ft had an uncommanded engine throttle back. Crew recovery procedures got the engine running properly and the flight continued as normal. Under investigation.

08 Jan 09

When an aircraft encounters a patch of C.A.T. it is usually without warning, because it is very difficult to predict and detect.
The aircraft can drop so rapidly that the negative ‘g’ generated can force unsecured passengers against the cabin ceiling hard enough to break the plastic moldings or the luggage racks. The worst injuries are caused when gravity returns and passengers land badly - injuring themselves and anyone they land on. Commercial aircraft very rarely encounter CAT, but over the years dozens of passengers have suffered serious injuries during these events.
REMEMBER THIS THE NEXT TIME YOU FLY, AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WITH YOU KNOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THEIR SEAT BELT IS NOT FASTENED WHETHER THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ON OR OFF.

A320 Ditching in Hudson River
This link to CBS news is a 30 min special feature covering the incident in detail. It’s all interviews with the crew and passengers with various video clips of the ditching. (The last 15 mins is a feature on Coldplay)


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German manufacturer Flug Werk started flight trials of their 2nd new build FW 190A-8/N
(D-FWJS) on February 19.

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