TERRIFYING flight | Engine STUCK on full power! | Cathay 780 

*small issue 😂😂

"Minor turbulence" -plane's missing its cockpit -

*engine is on fire* “we have a small issue with the engine, but it’s nothing”

This is yet more poor engineering by Airbus. I’ve never heard of this happening on a Boeing aircraft which filter their own fuel which Airbus apparently couldn’t be bothered to do. The idea of losing thrust control from contaminated fuel just screams poor design.

​@@sharedknowledge6640given the safety record of Airbus and Boeing, if the former is "poorly designed", what do you call the latter? Criminally negligent?

Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏼

@@GreenDotAviation 👍

Jusy found this channel a few months ago I've listened to to at least 25 uploads and i totally agree. 🇬🇧 👍

I agree, this channel, along with Mentour Pilot, are the true professional evaluations.

@@cogitoergospud1 try mentour pilot also

I thought the funniest part was that they all arrived safely with no injury on landing but then all the injuries occurred as they slid down the inflated slides. 🤣

It's strange that the captain didn't tell the passengers to brace since there was no guarantee that the landing would go well or that they wouldn't overshoot the runway. They should have probably put on their vests too

Can you define the meaning of the word YOUR in the sentence> I couldn’t imagine the stress knowing your landing at twice the speed ?

@@andrew_koala2974 Right? It’s ‘you’re’. How is this so complicated?

imagine if this was kaitek

​@@andrew_koala2974 you must be fun at parties

@@ColoradoK_117These people are so boring imagine making a big deal out of this 😭

yes omg

hii

my sister and i have watched so many plane crash videos that we have a bet to predict the pilots’ next move before the video says it lol, these vids are so addictive but low key educational, i know so much about planes now and for what

@@justinhamilton8647 dang

watch air crash investigation/mayday. same show just different regions.

Weirdly, watching them makes me feel safer on flights. I know these incidents are always a learning experience. I think aviation is a testament to what our species can achieve, but I wish we applied the same thinking to other disciplines like economics etc.

@@Kalifornia11 You can expect to run out of videos soon, if not already.

Fly the simulators. I don't know much of a civilian aircraft but fly a highly detailed fighter aircraft sim. This honestly since childhood is what captivated me about aviation. I started with stupid airplane games and wanted more. EDIT He flys MSFS 2020 for these videos.

@@Kalifornia11 Must have a nifty govt job if you could watch videos all day ! What do u do for work Are u a nite watchman?

Literally most work from home office jobs people will play something in the background while working

Airbus!!!!!

Would have been more impressive for them to just not fail in the first place lol

@@locklear308 your comment is quite dumb: Salt water was never intended to be in the tank and that's why it was never meant to withstand that. Put some sugar in your cars tank and see what that does! (no don't do it!)

@@yugantarfulecha It had nothing to do with Airbus, & everything to do with the actual engine manufacturer - *Rolls Royce!*

@@yugantarfulecha or Pratt & Whitney? ;-)

Glad you enjoy it!

Thanks! 🙏🏼

What does sensationalism mean?

@@wtfman1217 its a message to stay away from intelligent pieces like this to you.

@@GreenDotAviation just goes to show crm works.

@@wtfman1217 just listen to any American „documentary“. That.

Agreed but let's not forget/overlook the Safety Officers (aka cabin attendants) - they're Safety Officers, who never get the recognition/salary they (all) deserve...

@scott bakula I think 'sometimes' is the operative word, Scott.

@@daveroche6522 Yes, I agree and I didn’t in any way want to overlook the enormous importance of the cabin crew in aviation safety.

True, but continuing the journey was a mistake. They should have flown back to base when the warning came up.

@@mdaniels6311 no!!!

Australians don't fuk around mate

the plane deserves an award too, it had contaminated fuel all flight long. It ran up until they were close enough to be able to land, kinda cool ngl

Agreed

My two go to aircraft guys!

Same for me now as well.

Don't forget Disaster Breakdown

Very logical question

Maybe that refueling guy did address the issue he was seeing and switched nozzles or whatever, but only after filling that particular plane up. I don't know shit about planes, just guessing.

In order for the Jello stuff to clog the part of the fueling system that regulates the amount of fuel given a lot must happen. Maybe the other planes were just lucky.

Good question and Jens provided a plausible answer.

Probably, The storage tank he was fueling that particular plane from was likely near empty upon completion. Water of course is heavier than fuel and sinks to the bottom, logically, any other planes that were fueled by that tank before the affected aircraft avoided most of the contaminants. That is also likely the reason the airbus experienced the most severe problems at the end of the trip when its fuel tanks were very low. But, thats just one theory to consider out of many possibilities

Thanks so much! Many more videos on the way ✈️

Much more to come in this vein! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼

Or the damn text to speak that no one likes listening to. Buy a mic or don't bother.

Not to mention how pilots saved that A380 incident

I'm actually pretty proud of that. Like, it's something we legitimately did. Not "oh they have nice beaches" or whatever. "Qantas does not crash" is a fact. (I even switch to Jetstar in flight sim when I can't trust myself after a few... hehe.. don't wanna ruin their record!)

Qantas has had 3 fatal crashes in 1951 with a total of 11 lives lost. Previous to this there was a crash in March 1946 killing 10 people

​@@cathybaldry7822obviously he means crashes in the jet age. The crashes you're talking about happened way before then, when all airlines had terrible safety records

Their A380 recovery was incredible. I can say that Australian safety standards are no joke. There is a very big "come home" culture in regards to performing high risk work. If you breach OH&S safety here, you will get the book thrown at you. That realisation of how taking short cuts can effectively end your life, makes high risk work be taken VERY seriously in Australia.

Welcome! Hope you enjoy the other ones as well 😎

Hear hear! Nice to hear an Irish voice too 🤠

Thanks! 🙏🏼

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the videos

I love Captain Waters! He’s an awesome pilot!🥰

Also, excellent and clear English pronunciation.

Mechanic? I've been working airlines several years. At least in the US mechanics do not fuel. It's usually a underpaid and over worked ramp worker. They are trained but not all of them are exceptional at knowing how their machines work or warning signs of issues. Though your statement still stands, people definitely get complacent one of the easiest dirty dozen to fall into as a mechanic imo, . But if you see something always say something.

@@matthewhoward2343 I was in the military and crew chiefs do all the fueling/defueling maintenence actions. But even with our TOs and higher...lets call it quality of maintenance, you still get bad apples, and in some squadrons you can have just 4 people working 30 jets, at a very high tempo, post flights, oil, tire changes, pre lights, fuel, defuel, cargo (we still were the ones that prepper for the load masters), not counting any atypical things like landing lights, or God forbid a number 2 engine change, which on a KC10 is a royal pain. It was one of the reasons I transfered from that squadron. We had some civilians, union guys (which were also in the same reserve unit, which caused major conflicts of interest) that would clock out and leave us, the four of us just as jets were ready for their missions. Another one also transfered after me, and a third retired, and that forced leadership to change things up to prevent a major accident. At least my prior airframe things were much bettter staffed. Three of us per jet, and if something was off, the mission would use an alternate jet, or even be scrubbed. But yeah...civilian stuff scares me at times. I remember one regional flight that I had to call the tower myself to ground it over a floating spoiler. Maybe in the civilian world thats fine, but in our regs that was a major grounding writeup. Pilot ignored me, said it was fine. I disagreed, and being on the plane, didnt want to take that chance. (At the time we used the airport as well as the base, so I knew at least one military member was in the tower. Called them, gave flight number, and told them the issue. We did go back, and the RIDICULOUS thing was that it was just a bonding wire that ripped and tangled around the spoiler hinge and wouldnt let the spoiler fully retract. Its a two minute fix. Replace, retorque the fasteners and done.

@@RipRoaringGarage THANK YOU, SOO, SOO, MUCH, FOR YOUR PRIDE, AND EXTREME, SAFTEY, IN THE WORK, THAT YOU DO!!!!! I WISH, EVERY AIRPORT MECHANIC, WAS MADE, IN THE WAY, ON, HOW, TO TAKE UP, SAFETY, IN YOUR, TECHNICAL, JOB!!!!!

Let's just say, when flying from certain countries in Asia, you know you have increased your risk. I do it regularly... Well I did until...

@@Mugairyuiai I think I know the country in question. Although its not just one...

It's your fault this even happened in the first place!

Who knows, but the fuel supply really is shit

@@1mol831 sort of like gas now

My thoughts exactly. When you take into account the inspection/repair of engines, fuel tanks/lines flushing/cleaning/replacing, damage to the landing gear/braking system/tyres, thorough inspection/evaluation/repair of excessive stresses to the airframe/fc surfaces etc., this would’ve been very costly indeed. Why should the airline be forced to bear those expenses when the fault is entirely attributable to the airport?

I think they invented something called insurance for situations like these.

@Jens Nobel There is nothing wrong with insurance company's finding the fault. Who is at fault will pay eventually. If paid by the insurance the premium will rise. Cathay Pacific will be fine and not pay a cent. But their premium will also go up a little. Nothing wrong with any of it. The ones at fault will lose and have to pay for most. Everything is fair.

I'm giving them an MVP trophy! 🏆

Yep. Flight's over. It's all part of the job, even if you have to divert. Goal-oriented thinking is the enemy of process-oriented thinking!

You need to reach the destination at all costs

@@flesz_ no once you’ve taken off you need to land the plane safely at all costs. The destination is just desirable.

@@GlennDavey Absolutely!

Superb video!

The ATC is him reading it out lol. He said the pilots were Australian

@@jacksos101 Good point. Still a nice touch to read it out : )

Thanks! Glad it makes sense

What? Learning curve?

Glad you enjoyed it, Gary. And thanks so much for your support, I really appreciate it 😎

They should hire you! I’ll be your passenger!

Glad you enjoyed it ❤️ And good spot, it’s an A320 cockpit, with the A330 exterior.

it shows how good their pilots are, but the fact that those on land told them to keep flying with all those warnings showing up says enough about them. Had the pilots not been skilled enough this would have caused a tragic loss of life

Much appreciated!

Thank you! More on the way ✈️

I agree this was very well done. The narration was spot on. I like these in the 20 minute neighborhood because they give me enough to listen to in one sitting but not so much that I feel like I have to devote a whole block of time to it. Nicely covered

Thanks for the kind words!

Glad you enjoyed it! 😎

It’s never too late! Welcome 🙌

Thank you! Delighted you enjoy the vids :)

What S Hamilton & daz Mead said!

Thanks, man!

I’m glad!

Also you have just earned a well deserved sub ✌

Thank you 😊

Thanks!

Glad you’re enjoying them!

We r on the same boat they are fighting for their lifes

Their power….not there power!~~😛

Maybe just the first to comment, lol

NO IM FIRST

Wow I’m like 165th lol

Wow incredible! Seriously great accomplishment man. Something to tell your grandkids one day.

Iam 164,987 lol

Right, that and the RAT would have allowed control.

What if they needed to execute missed approach procedure for any reason? Better to have 1 engine at that known thrust level, rather than the unknown of trying to increase thrust on either engine, that weren't responding as expected?

@@hotdogtopdog Yes sir agree. that accrued to me after the post.

Crazy to think that to be a veteran pilot in your 40's who can handle almost anything, you already have to have flown like 10's of thousands of hours by your mid-30's, and already have worked over a decade for airlines. There's just so much experience that has to be earned, and the learning literally never stops until you retire. Aviation is one of the most amazing things we do. What a time to be alive.

That's what I was thinking

I worked on the Space Shuttle program and it lands perfectly with no onboard power. It’s like a flying rock. After launches, there is just one option in the case of a failure. It’s called RTLS at 100K (Return To Launch Site). If the Space Shuttle gets to an altitude of 100k or above they can maneuver the Shuttle back to a runway next to the launch pad. I worked at John Space Center in building 5 where astronauts train. They practiced RTLSs in the motion base simulator. I’ve flown RTLS maneuvers many times without any training and was able to land successfully most of the time. Only once did I make a ‘divot’ in the runway ;). Having said that I agree with you. The pilots could have glided down except for the thrust in one engine being stuck at 74%. The weight of that aircraft is about 180,000 pounds. The Space Shuttle is 151,000 pounds. The additional weight plus the 74% thrust of an engine would make a controlled glide a lot more difficult.

@@Zebacha At the flare for the commitment to land (ie you’re not going around) select engine master switches off, followed by fuel booster pumps off). Deploy max flap & speedbrakes, stand on brake pedals taking care not to damage head on flight deck ceiling. NB: To obviate the calls for reverse thrust, when you’re committed to an asymmetric landing, it is inadvisable to use reverse as you would not have full rudder authority over the engine thrust and risk a runway excursion, or worse……….(don’t ask).

Append "Don't panic nonetheless" to that note tho. Important to stay calm and rational.

@@EvanBear Remember: Panic is useless if you're gonna die anyway, so just accept it and crack open a cold one.

@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Exactly. Whether or not you die in that situation, panic will do nothing but make it worse.

@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 exactly. Maybe light a cigarette, recline etc

What? Watching videos while driving?