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Airbus says Phuket flight lost controls for four seconds
Times of India··14 Aug
Airbus told Air India that elevators and ailerons on flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi on August 4 did not respond for four seconds. The flight data recorder showed hydraulic pressure loss between 9:32:44 and 9:32:51 am IST. The A320neo dropped about 300 feet. Twenty-four people were injured. Airbus asked for maintenance records after load exceedances.
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What It Means For You
- If you flew or had family on AI2379 on August 4, Airbus now says elevator and aileron surfaces did not respond for about four seconds after hydraulic pressure dropped.
- Passengers and crew among the 145 on board can note 24 injuries and a 300-foot altitude loss during cruise, later classed as a serious incident.
- Anyone tracking the A320neo VT-EXO can see Airbus asking Air India for recent maintenance, wiring checks and inspections because load limits were exceeded.
What's Happening
- Airbus's initial assessment of Air India flight AI2379 found a brief loss of hydraulic pressure across three systems on August 4.
- Flight-control surfaces did not follow the first officer's nose-down input for about four seconds; pressure then returned and the crew continued to Delhi.
- The manufacturer asked Air India to test hydraulics, sensors and structure and to file fuller pilot reports.
What The Recorder Timed In Those Seven Seconds
- Airbus timed the hydraulic loss between 9:32:44 and 9:32:51 am IST, with autopilot 2 disconnecting at 9:32:46 am.
- The aircraft is about 7.8 years old; data went to Airbus's AIRTAC centre in Toulouse under dossier 81849138.
- The assessment is a technical note to the airline, not the final AAIB report, and does not yet state whether the pressure drop was real or a sensor error.
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