Piloting an Airbus A380.

[farri]

So you think that flying an RAA aircraft can be a bit of a challenge at times,this is what the crew of the Airbus A380,bound for Sydney,had to deal with, when fluid started flowing out from a wing.

 

Some of the warnings that sounded:

 

 

• Landing gear control and indicator warnings
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Multiple brake system messages
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Wing slats inoperative
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Multiple fuel system messages, including a fuel jettison fault
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Left wing pneumatic bleed leaks
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Avionics system overheat
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Centre of gravity messages
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Flight controls – ailerons partial control only
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Flight controls – reduced spoiler control
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Autothrust and autoland inoperative
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Engines No 1 and 4 operating in a degraded mode
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Flight controls operating in alternate law
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Hydraulic system – low system pressure and low fluid level
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Hydraulic system – engine No 4 pump errors
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Failure of the alternating current (AC) electrical No 1 and 2 bus systems8
   
  
  
   
   
  
• Engine anti-ice and air data sensor messages
   
  
  
   
   
  
• No 1 engine generator drive disconnected
   
  
  
   
   
  

 

 

 

Read more:

 

 

 

Flight cam captured A380 drama, Australian Transport Safety Bureau report reveals | News.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dazza 38]

It would take a while to go through the Emergency Check List.

 

 

[facthunter]

Takes Timeto go through the checklists

 

Indeed it does, and so does dumping fuel to get to a landing weight so you stand a chance of pulling up on the runway. Having one engine that you can't throttle back and NO anti-skid Which means you are guaranteed to blow all the tyres (plus a few other problems)

 

This effort was a big deal. Nev

 

 

[motzartmerv]

Holy snappers...The boys earned their salary that day..

 

 

[Tomo]

The boys earned their salary that day..

I reckon.

 

 

[jordy]

Not to mention the stewardess arriving with coffee in the middle of it all...............

 

 

[Guest davidh10]

It was reported in one of the interviews that it took over an hour to deal with all the error messages.

 

 

[sfGnome]

Geez. It took me about an hour just to read all the messages...

 

Nice to see the pilots getting some good press.