Duminica, 11 noiembrie, zborul KC1388 Air Astana operat cu un Embraer 190 a tinut capul de afis dupa ce pilotii au raportat probleme serioase cu comenzile aeronavei. Imediat, doua F-16 ale Fortelor Aeriene Portugheze au fost ridicate de la sol pentru a escorta avionul. Din fericire, totul s-a terminat cu bine.
Embraer-ul 190 (P4-KCJ) decolase din Lisabona fara pasageri, cu 3 piloti (un comandant si doi copiloti) plus 3 tehnicieni la bord dupa ce a stat la sol, in Alverca, pentru mentenanta. Zborul de duminica, KC1388, a fost primul zbor operat de E190-ul respectiv dupa mentenanta, ruta programata fiind Lisabona – Minsk (escala pentru realimentare) – Almaty, Kazakhstan. La scurt timp dupa decolare, pilotii au raportat ca nu mai pot controla avionul si au luat in considerare chiar o amerizare. Doua F-16 ale Fortelor Aeriene Portugheze l-au escortat si, dupa ce pilotii au reusit sa stabilizeze comenzile si sa controleze zborul, avionul a aterizat la baza aeriana Beja, pista 19L.
Mai multe detalii despre incident: http://avherald.com/h?article=4c04438e&opt=0
Air Astana Embraer 190 escorted by F-16
F-16 VIEW / Air Astana's Embraer 190 which declared general emergency on Sunday afternoon, flight #KC1388 after taking-off from Lisbon (multiple instruments failure) seen here landing safely at Beja Airbase rwy 19L escorted by two F-16s Portuguese #AirForce. At one point, the E190's pilots (6 crew on-board, no passengers) requested vectors to head out to sea and ditch the aircraft. Luckily, they were able to regain some control and landed safely at Beja. The E190 spent 6 weeks on the ground for maintenance work.
Publicată de Aeronews pe Luni, 12 noiembrie 2018
ATC transcript of first hour of #KC1388 incident show crew struggling to maintain control and attempting to head out to sea for a ditching. pic.twitter.com/51jJG4pRJU
— Aviation Safety Net (@AviationSafety) November 11, 2018
