REPORT BA 787 collapsed because the mechanic was too short to put “remove before flight” pin in the right hole

On June 18th, a British Airways 787-8 (G-ZBJB) had collapsed at Heathrow when it was preparing for a cargo flight to Frankfurt. The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued a bulletin saying human error caused the incident. The incident took place when crews were performing a “Dispatch Deviation Guide” (DDG) procedure, a procedure…

REPORT KLM Boeing 737 took off from Lisbon with incorrect take-off data, unnoticed for weeks

A KLM Boeing 737-800 took off from Lisbon with incorrect take-off data. However, it went unnoticed until the airline’s flight-safety personnel detected the incident during monthly flight-data monitoring. The Boeing 737-800, with registration PH-BCD, was operating flight KL1696 bound to Amsterdam Schipol on 3rd March, earlier this year. A total of 137 people, including 11…