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Silencing the Plane to Fix the GPS
Describes two major aviation disasters, each shaped by a mix of mechanical problems, environmental hazards, and human factors.
The first is the 2007 loss of Adam Air Flight 574 in Indonesia. While flying through a severe storm, the crew became absorbed in troubleshooting a failure in the aircraft’s Inertial Reference System. As their attention shifted away from controlling the aircraft, it gradually rolled, entered a steep dive, and was lost over the sea. The accident exposed serious weaknesses in the airline’s maintenance standards and raised broader concerns about overall aviation safety in the region.
The second account centers on the 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana. During a holding pattern in freezing rain, the aircraft encountered Supercooled Large Droplets, which formed ice beyond the reach of the de-icing boots. This created ridges on the wings that unpredictably altered airflow, causing the ATR 72 to roll violently out of control. The findings revealed a critical design vulnerability, prompting a temporary grounding of the aircraft type in icing conditions.
Both investigations relied heavily on flight recorders and detailed simulations to reconstruct what happened, ultimately showing how mechanical failures, weather conditions, and human error combined to produce these tragic outcomes.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/Air_Crash_Chronicles
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/
The first is the 2007 loss of Adam Air Flight 574 in Indonesia. While flying through a severe storm, the crew became absorbed in troubleshooting a failure in the aircraft’s Inertial Reference System. As their attention shifted away from controlling the aircraft, it gradually rolled, entered a steep dive, and was lost over the sea. The accident exposed serious weaknesses in the airline’s maintenance standards and raised broader concerns about overall aviation safety in the region.
The second account centers on the 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana. During a holding pattern in freezing rain, the aircraft encountered Supercooled Large Droplets, which formed ice beyond the reach of the de-icing boots. This created ridges on the wings that unpredictably altered airflow, causing the ATR 72 to roll violently out of control. The findings revealed a critical design vulnerability, prompting a temporary grounding of the aircraft type in icing conditions.
Both investigations relied heavily on flight recorders and detailed simulations to reconstruct what happened, ultimately showing how mechanical failures, weather conditions, and human error combined to produce these tragic outcomes.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/Air_Crash_Chronicles
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/
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By Air Crash ChroniclesDescribes two major aviation disasters, each shaped by a mix of mechanical problems, environmental hazards, and human factors.
The first is the 2007 loss of Adam Air Flight 574 in Indonesia. While flying through a severe storm, the crew became absorbed in troubleshooting a failure in the aircraft’s Inertial Reference System. As their attention shifted away from controlling the aircraft, it gradually rolled, entered a steep dive, and was lost over the sea. The accident exposed serious weaknesses in the airline’s maintenance standards and raised broader concerns about overall aviation safety in the region.
The second account centers on the 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana. During a holding pattern in freezing rain, the aircraft encountered Supercooled Large Droplets, which formed ice beyond the reach of the de-icing boots. This created ridges on the wings that unpredictably altered airflow, causing the ATR 72 to roll violently out of control. The findings revealed a critical design vulnerability, prompting a temporary grounding of the aircraft type in icing conditions.
Both investigations relied heavily on flight recorders and detailed simulations to reconstruct what happened, ultimately showing how mechanical failures, weather conditions, and human error combined to produce these tragic outcomes.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/Air_Crash_Chronicles
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/
The first is the 2007 loss of Adam Air Flight 574 in Indonesia. While flying through a severe storm, the crew became absorbed in troubleshooting a failure in the aircraft’s Inertial Reference System. As their attention shifted away from controlling the aircraft, it gradually rolled, entered a steep dive, and was lost over the sea. The accident exposed serious weaknesses in the airline’s maintenance standards and raised broader concerns about overall aviation safety in the region.
The second account centers on the 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana. During a holding pattern in freezing rain, the aircraft encountered Supercooled Large Droplets, which formed ice beyond the reach of the de-icing boots. This created ridges on the wings that unpredictably altered airflow, causing the ATR 72 to roll violently out of control. The findings revealed a critical design vulnerability, prompting a temporary grounding of the aircraft type in icing conditions.
Both investigations relied heavily on flight recorders and detailed simulations to reconstruct what happened, ultimately showing how mechanical failures, weather conditions, and human error combined to produce these tragic outcomes.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/Air_Crash_Chronicles
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/