Qatar Airways launches investigation after considered one of its Boeing Dreamliners rapidly descended and got here inside SECONDS of hitting the water after taking off from Doha
- The 787-8 departed Doha at 2am on January 10, certain for Copenhagen
- The Dreamliner climbed to 1,800 feet, but then lost 1,000 feet inside 24 seconds
- The pilot ‘lost situational awareness’ and the flap speed limit was exceeded
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Qatar Airways has launched an internal investigation after considered one of its Boeing Dreamliners got here inside seconds of hitting the water after taking off from Hamad International Airport, the carrier’s hub in Doha.
The 787-8, registration A7-BCO, departed Doha at 2am on January 10 (11pm GMT, January 9), certain for Copenhagen.
After leaving the bottom the Dreamliner, with the primary officer on top of things, climbed to around 1,800 feet – but then lost 1,000 feet inside 24 seconds for reasons unknown, in response to the AV Herald.
With the aircraft descending at a rate of fifty feet a second, the captain took over, pulling the aircraft up at around 800 feet – or 16 seconds – above the Persian Gulf, reported the publication. A Flightradar24.com ‘playback’ of the take-off shows the altitude dropping to 850ft after initially reaching 1,850ft.
In line with information the AV Herald received, the primary officer was flying manually without directions from the ‘flight director’. This can be a computer-generated marker on the Primary Flight Display (which shows the horizon) that guides pilots along the proper flight path.
Qatar Airways has launched an internal investigation after considered one of its Boeing Dreamliners got here inside seconds of hitting the water after taking off from Hamad International Airport (stock image)
A Flightradar24.com ‘playback’ (above) of the take-off shows the altitude dropping to 850ft after initially reaching 1,850ft
The primary officer apparently ‘lost situational awareness’ and the aircraft descended so quickly it ‘exceeded the flap speed limit’.
Once the captain regained control, the aircraft – operating flight QR161 – continued to Copenhagen, where it landed safely six hours after departing from Doha.
Qatar Airways told MailOnline Travel that the incident was reported to the authorities ‘immediately’.
A press release from the carrier read: ‘Qatar Airways is aware of an event regarding flight QR161 operating Doha to Copenhagen on January 10, 2023. It was immediately reported to authorities and an internal investigation is being carried out.
‘The airline follows probably the most stringent standards of safety, training and reporting and is working to deal with any findings consistent with industry norms.’
Last 12 months Qatar Airways was named the world’s best airline for a record seventh 12 months in a row on the ‘Oscars of Aviation’.
The carrier reigned supreme over 350 airlines on the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022, with Singapore Airlines in second place and Emirates in third.
The 787-8 departed Doha (above, stock image) at 2am on January 10, certain for Copenhagen. After leaving the bottom the Dreamliner climbed to around 1,800 feet – but then lost 1,000 feet inside 24 seconds for reasons unknown
