Airbus A340 EMERGENCY - Engine Failure
What it is
Cockpit footage of a Swiss Airbus A340 crew dealing with rising oil temperature in one engine on a Zurich to Shanghai flight, ending with a safety landing. It shows the pilots' procedures through the emergency.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a captivating look at how a professional crew calmly handles an in-flight engine problem.
- 2 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“If you really want to see something captivating, watch this clip of a Swiss A340 crew handling an overheating engine in-flight.”
Swiss A340 crew handles an overheating engine, very well made
joezydeco, 2018-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Abstract of the NTSB Report on Air Canada flight 759's taxiway overflight at SFO [pdf]”
“Here's an amazing video of what happens in the cockpit during an engine failure in a commercial airliner”
Cockpit view of an engine failure in a commercial airliner
jballanc, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants”
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Topics: airbus a340, engine failure, cockpit, pilots, crew resource management
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