Air India Phuket-Delhi flight lost flight controls for 4 seconds
Air India's Airbus A320neo operating a Phuket-New Delhi flight temporarily lost control of major flight surfaces for about four seconds after failures involving all three hydraulic systems, according to a report. According to analysis by Airbus of the aircraft's flight data recorder, accessed by NDTV Profit, the incident involving flight AI2379 occurred on August 4 and caused the aircraft to lose…
Air India flight AI2379, operating a Phuket-New Delhi route, experienced a loss of control for approximately four seconds due to failures in all three hydraulic systems on August 4. The incident, as reported by Airbus through analysis of the aircraft's flight data recorder, led to a loss of around 300 feet in altitude, resulting in injuries to at least 24 passengers and crew members.
The Airbus assessment revealed that the aircraft's elevators and ailerons, responsible for controlling pitch and roll, lost normal hydraulic control during the failure. Spoiler functions were also affected. As a consequence, the elevators and ailerons drifted without pilot command, and the aircraft descended sharply. After the hydraulic systems recovered, control inputs took effect, causing a sudden downward trajectory that led to passengers and crew members being jolted upwards inside the aircraft.
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