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Airbus A340 EMERGENCY - Engine Failure

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What it is

Cockpit footage of a Swiss Airbus A340 crew dealing with rising oil temperature in one engine on a Zurich to Shanghai flight, ending with a safety landing. It shows the pilots' procedures through the emergency.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a captivating look at how a professional crew calmly handles an in-flight engine problem.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “If you really want to see something captivating, watch this clip of a Swiss A340 crew handling an overheating engine in-flight.”

    Swiss A340 crew handles an overheating engine, very well made

    joezydeco, 2018-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Abstract of the NTSB Report on Air Canada flight 759's taxiway overflight at SFO [pdf]”

  2. “Here's an amazing video of what happens in the cockpit during an engine failure in a commercial airliner”

    Cockpit view of an engine failure in a commercial airliner

    jballanc, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Southwest 1380: think about the flight attendants”

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Topics: airbus a340, engine failure, cockpit, pilots, crew resource management

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