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Jets
JetsPitot Heat Ineffective
Airbus A321-231. No damage. No injuries.
Icing conditions that rendered the A321’s pitot heating system ineffective are believed to have caused serious fluctuations in indicated airspeed during two separate flights within a couple of months, said a report by the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The first, and more serious, incident occurred the afternoon of April 20, 2012, as the aircraft neared London Heathrow Airport during a flight from Stockholm, Sweden, wit…
