Air Crash Investigations: MECHANICAL FAILURE OR SUICIDE (1) The Crash of SilkAir Flight 185

by Hans Griffioen

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This book explains the accident involving Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 529, an EMB-120RT airplane, which lost a propeller blade and crashed near Carrollton, Georgia, on August 21, 1995. The accident killed 8 people on board. Safety issues in the report focused on manufacturer engineering practices, propeller blade maintenance repair, propeller testing and inspection procedures, the relaying of emergency information by air traffic controllers, crew resource management training, and the design of crash axes carried in aircraft. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration.
  • ISBN10 0557673062
  • ISBN13 9780557673063
  • Publish Date 25 September 2010
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Lulu.com
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 328
  • Language English