The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
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Go-Around Delayed
Boeing 777-300. No damage. No injuries.
The tower controller at Melbourne Airport in Victoria, Australia, noticed that the 777 was lower than it should have been and advised the flight crew to check their altitude. Receiving no immediate response, the controller told the crew to go around. However, nearly a minute elapsed before the aircraft began to climb. The crew completed the go-around and landed without further incident.
During its investigation of the incident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) determined that the pilot-in-command (PIC) “may not have fully understood some aspects of the aircraft’s automatic flight control syste…
