Another shocker in Air India flight fiasco, plane lost all controls for 4 seconds as it dropped 300 feet
Airbus' preliminary investigation, based on data from the aircraft's Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR), found that the Green hydraulic system failed first at 04:02:44. About a second later, the Blue and Yellow hydraulic systems were also affected, indicating a sequence of failures. New Delhi: A preliminary technical assessment by Airbus of the Air India flight AI2379 turbulence incident has revealed that all three of the aircraft's hydraulic systems failed in sequence, temporarily affecting the plane's elevator and aileron control surfaces for nearly four seconds. The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers, including three infants, and eight crew members, was operating from Phuket to Delhi on August 4 when it suddenly lost about 300 feet of altitude at approximately 04:02 local time, according to media reports. Although the aircraft later stabilised and landed safely in Delhi, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) reported that 20 passengers and four cabin c...