“La Tribune” reveals an incident dating from last June when the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis is concerned regarding several behaviors at Air France.
A severe report and disturbing incidents. The French authority responsible for investigating plane crashes published a report on Tuesday in which it highlights the recurrence of incidents in which safety rules were ignored by Air France crews. This report by the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) is concerned regarding “a certain culture established among certain Air France crews which favors a tendency to underestimate the contribution of a strict application of procedures for safety” and calls on the French airline to “put compliance with procedures back at the center of the company’s safety culture”.
The BEA relies in particular on an incident that occurred on December 31, 2020 during a flight between Brazzaville (Congo) and Paris on board an Airbus A330. A fuel leak detected at cruising altitude led the crew to divert to N’Djamena airport (Chad) but without observing the “FUEL LEAK” safety procedure which provides for the engine to be cut off on the side of the leak . “Engine shutdown […] was deliberately omitted by the crew,” the report observes. “This decision thus created a significant risk of fire and led to a significant reduction in the safety margin of the flight, the fire having been avoided by chance”, continues the BEA. While the company emphasizes the “extremely limited” number of Air France flights giving rise to investigations, it says it has observed “through a […] Read more
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