AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - British Airways jet stalled at 4,000 feet over London after air data system failed
A British Airways Airbus A320 carrying up to 180 passengers lost control during descent into Heathrow Airport after a system failure triggered a stall over east London, and the first officer's attempt to fix it reportedly failed, forcing the captain to physically intervene. Flight BA919, inbound from Dusseldorf, was descending through roughly 4,000 feet above […] The post British Airways jet stalled at 4,000 feet over London after air data system failed appeared first on American Almanac .
A British Airways Airbus A320 carrying up to 180 passengers lost control during descent into Heathrow Airport after a system failure triggered a stall over east London, and the first officer's attempt to fix it reportedly failed, forcing the captain to physically intervene. Flight BA919, inbound from Dusseldorf, was descending through roughly 4,000 feet above Canary Wharf on July 6 when one of the aircraft's air data systems failed. The plane stalled, meaning its wings lost the lift needed to stay airborne. The first officer tried to recover the aircraft and could not. The captain then stepped in, physically taking over to regain control and bring the jet safely into Heathrow, the Daily Mail reported . Britain's Air Accidents…Open