50 people injured on SYD-AKL LATAM flight LA800

[JohnM]

Update from Juan Browne:

 

[jb747]

Update from Juan Browne:

You'd expect that a loose switch would have been noticed when the seat was being moved prior to flight(s). Also interesting that Boeing says it's a known issue from 2017.

I still don't really get just how the pilot or the seat impinged upon the yoke to such a degree, although I did hear one comment to the effect that he had his legs crossed...which is somewhat hair raising in itself.

Anyway, now we have two interesting tales to choose from. The wayward electronics, or the rampaging seat.

 

[JohnM]

or the rampaging seat.

 

[RooFlyer]

I still don't really get just how the pilot or the seat impinged upon the yoke to such a degree,

how about – FA brings meal in on a tray. FA reaches round to hand the pilot his tray and put a hand on the loose rocker switch, activating the seat forward.

Takes half or one second for pilot to realise that his seat is moving and he then somehow has his tray upset and tray plus pilot plus seat combined to move the yoke.

 

[CaptJCool]

It was the eggs
Yoke joke

 

[Tropic]

wayward electronics, or the rampaging seat.

Obviously the CVR and ambient mics will confirm what happened, but looking at the slow speed of seat operation again, just cant understand why the movement didn't stop as the FA surely wouldve realised the seat was moving (and presumably saw/heard the pilot's reaction) and immediately took their hand off the switch cover? Unless the rocker was somehow stuck in on position (without the switch cover being lifted), or the pilot was already in flying position so was closer to yoke, had his legs crossed or had a tray on his lap.... given the force required to cause the AP to disconnect, I was thinking a fall forward onto yoke might be cause... have to wait and see

 

[Tropic]

Or fall back onto yoke while getting out seat for toilet trip and seat was activated by him trying to pull himself back upright? FA was in coughpit at time so bit crowded?

 

[jb747]

The seats that I remember simply don’t go far enough forward for them to force you on to the controls (unless you were a very odd shape). And meal trays are essentially 2 dimensional objects….who cares if you spill the meal.

In any event, the AB side stick and meal tray are looking extra good now (and yes, I know exactly what happened with the RAF 330).

 

[fly2earth]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/15/boeing-coughpit-seat-switch-latam-flight

Allegedly, It was food related .,,

On the bright side, all passengers recovered and no one got long-term salmonella.

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It was the eggs
Yoke joke

left one or the right one?

 

[fly2earth]

(unless you were a very odd shape)

polite way of saying your body dimensions are a bit abnormal i presume?