Investigating 3 serious aviation incidents in Vietnam

In an official report sent to the Prime Minister on 38 aviation security and safety incidents in May 2012, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam emphasized that there were 3 serious incidents involving domestic and foreign airlines that were under investigation.

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Three serious incidents that the Civil Aviation Authority has emphasized must be investigated involving flights of Vietnam Airlines (2 cases) and Royal Airlines.Brunei.

Specifically: The first incident occurred on May 9, 2012, when Vietnam Airlines' A321 aircraft, flight number VN503 from Guangzhou (China) to Ho Chi Minh City, veered off the runway when landing. The aircraft stopped about 80-100m from the runway threshold, about 15m from the runway centerline. The external condition of the aircraft was normal, all 4 main tires of the aircraft were broken, and some approach lights on the runway threshold were broken. All 136 passengers and 8 crew members were safe. The aircraft was repaired and put into operation on May 12, 2012. Civil Aviation Authority of VietnamMalehas performed decoding of the flight data recorder (DFDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) for investigation purposes, and is performing data analysis.

The second serious incident also involving a Vietnam Airlines aircraft occurred on May 27, 2012, when an A321 aircraft of this airline was flying from Cam Ranh to Hanoi. During the takeoff, the crew heard a noise in the area of ​​engine number 2. The crew decided to abort the takeoff. When the aircraft stopped on the runway, the crew followed instructions, shut down engine number 2 and discharged fire extinguisher number 1 of engine number 2. After waiting for a tow truck for about 20 minutes, seeing that engine number 1 and other parameters were normal, the crew decided to leave the runway and taxi to the parking lot. According to the results of the ground inspection, the aircraft's 2 rotors were stuck, there were small pieces of metal in the exhaust pipe area, the high pressure compressor on level 6, the high pressure turbine on level 2, the low pressure turbine on levels 1 and 2 were damaged. This aircraft is currently stopped at CXR to fix and investigate the cause of the incident.

Third incident, on May 8, 2012, a Royal Brunei Airlines B777 aircraft, flight number BI 097, Brunei - Dubai, detected smoke coming from an oven in the area behind the tail of the aircraft and decided to make an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The aircraft then landed safely. After the damage was repaired, this B777 received permission to fly from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.Maleand flew backBruneiThe incident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Authority.Bruneiconduct investigation.

Previously, as reported, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of VietnamMale, in May, there were no aircraft accidents. However, there were 38 incidents related to aviation security and safety that were reported. The number of incidents related to safety was 32, an increase of 2 compared to the same period in 2011, an increase of 7 compared to April 2012. There were many causes leading to the above incidents, including 18 due to technical errors, 11 due to objective factors (weather, bird strikes, foreign objects...), 2 due to human factors (pilots), 1 related to flight management activities and 6 incidents of aviation security violations.

In fact, compared to the region and the world, Vietnamese aviationMalelisted as safe for operation. Aircraft incidents are always detected promptly and handled quickly in accordance with aviation safety and security regulations and procedures.

According to Dantri-M