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Airbus Failure Again…Over the China Sea


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What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Hong Kong China to Tokyo Narita Japan
Where: East China Sea
When: Jun 23rd 2009
Who: n/a
Why: The crew noted a sharp drop in outside temperature, then lost the air data reference system. The autopilot and autothrust system disconnected. This was followed by loss of speed and altitude data. Using standby systems, the crew managed to restore data stream and landed safely in Narita.

George’s Point of View

This looks suspiciously like what happened to Airbus Flight 447…Let’s see what the NTSB says.

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