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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Thrust Reverser Inoperative
Airbus A310-324. Destroyed. Thirty fatalities.
Forgoing the use of autobrakes for landing on a wet runway, a prolonged flare and an inoperative thrust reverser were among the factors that led to the overrun and fire that killed 29 passengers and one cabin crewmember at Khartoum the night of June 10, 2008, according to the Sudanese Air Accident Investigation Central Directorate (AAICD). The directorate’s final report, which also cited a substantial but unnoticed wind shift shortly before touchdown, was posted recently by the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA).
The accident occurred during a trip from Cairo, Egypt, to the ai…
