Hong Kong
AP
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An investigation into a deadly cargo plane crash in Hong Kong final month discovered an engine of the plane accelerated after touching down, in keeping with a preliminary report launched on Tuesday.
The Boeing 747, flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines from Dubai, skidded after touchdown on October 20 and collided with a safety patrol automotive, sending both vehicles into the sea. Two staff within the automotive have been killed. The 4 crew members on the plane have been unharmed.
The Hong Kong Transport and Logistics Bureau wrote in a Facebook submit that present proof confirmed the flight and circumstances equivalent to climate, runway and air visitors management have been all regular earlier than the plane veered off.
The preliminary report from the Air Accident Investigation Authority stated the plane’s Number 4 engine accelerated after touchdown.
Examination of the flight deck confirmed thrust levers of Number 1, 2 and three engines have been closed and their reverse thrust levers have been chosen to the utmost.
“The Number 4 engine thrust lever was in the full forward thrust position. Number 4 engine reverse thrust lever was fully forward,” the report stated.
The bureau stated the investigation would give attention to why Number 4 engine’s thrust lever was in that place, together with whether or not there have been issues that prompted its lack of management.
The investigation authority will accumulate additional knowledge and conduct evaluation specializing in points equivalent to these associated to plane methods and efficiency, circumstances of the engines, upkeep data and human elements.
The bureau stated the investigative company goals to complete a complete report inside a 12 months. It added the authority was assisted by representatives from Turkey’s Transport Safety Investigation Center and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, along with Boeing’s consultants.
The plane was operated beneath lease by Emirates, a long-haul provider based mostly in Dubai.