2024-03-16 10:55:59
Boeing has informed airlines operating the 787 Dreamliner that pilots need to have their seats checked as an investigation into an accident on a LATAM flight continues, according to the BBC.
50 people were injured this week when a 787 suddenly lost balance during a LATAM Airlines flight. The Wall Street Journal reported that a flight attendant accidentally pressed a switch on the pilot’s seat, causing it to push toward the control buttons, causing the plane’s nose to descend.
During the accident, passengers hit the roof of the plane, which was en route from Australia to New Zealand.
Passenger Brian Jukat said at the time that a number of people had suffered head injuries. Speaking to the BBC, he revealed that the impact with such force “caused some roof panels to shatter.”
Damage to the plane’s roof after an accident on board a LATAM Boeing 787 plane (Reuters)
Passengers reported to local media that the plane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, according to the company, quickly lost altitude over the Tasman Sea, which led to passengers who had not fastened their belts crashing into the ceiling.
Chile-based airline LATAM said flight LA800 had “suffered a technical incident while in flight… and the plane landed as planned at Auckland Airport.”
About ten ambulances and other medical vehicles headed towards the airport to provide appropriate treatment to patients.
A passenger shows his injuries after an accident on board a LATAM Boeing 787 plane (Reuters)
Gerard Campbell from the ambulance department at St. John’s Hospital in New Zealand explained: “Our ambulance teams evaluated the condition of about 50 injured people, one of whom was in serious condition.”
Boeing said: “The investigation into flight LA800 is ongoing and we refer any potential findings to the authorities.”
The company continued: “We have taken the precautionary measure by reminding 787 operators of the service bulletin issued in 2017, which included instructions for inspecting and maintaining the switches located on the flight deck seats.”
It recommended that operators perform an inspection of the switches “at the next maintenance opportunity.”
A paramedic walks on board a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 plane after an accident (Reuters)
This accident comes approximately two months after the door of another model aircraft manufactured by the American company Boeing separated shortly after take-off.
Yesterday, officials confirmed that a post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an old Boeing 737-800 plane immediately after it arrived at its destination in southern Oregon after a flight from San Francisco, which is the latest incident in a series of recent problems facing the manufacturer. For airplanes.
This week, a former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the company’s production standards was found dead in the United States.
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