Taiwan plane blackbox reveals "mayday" call 35 seconds after noticing engine failure
Add BT as a preferred source
[TAIPEI] The blackbox data and voice recorders of a TransAsia plane that crashed into a river in Taipei showed that the pilot called "mayday" and announced an engine flameout 35 seconds after noticing engine failure, aviation authorities said on Friday.
About one minute after the announced flameout, the black boxes stopped recording, the Aviation Safety Council told a news briefing on Friday.
A flameout can occur when the fuel supply to an engine is interrupted or when there is faulty combustion.
TransAsia Flight GE235 was carrying 58 passengers and crew when it lurched nose-up between buildings, clipped an overpass and a taxi with one of its wings and then crashed upside down into a shallow river after taking off on Wednesday.
At least 31 people were killed.
REUTERS
Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services
TRENDING NOW
Canada’s fight with the US has far bigger stakes than trade
‘The answers are all uncertain’: True Singapore ex-employees in limbo over salaries, CPF contributions for September
DBS chief Tan Su Shan rules out entering politics, calls for diverse talent to boost policy debate
True Fitness, True Yoga close all outlets; liquidators start winding-up process
