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#Lauda Air Flight 004 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bangkok, Thailand, to Vienna, Austria. On 26 May 1991, the thrust #reverser on the No.1 engine of the #Boeing #767300ER deployed in flight uncommanded, causing the aircraft to enter an uncontrolled #dive. What happens in the following seconds could only be described as the sum of all fears.

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Sources


Final Report:
https://www.baaaacro.com/sites/defau...

Niki Lauda at Crash Site: UNKNOWN
https://tailstrike.com/database/26ma...

Crash Site 2: AFP
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/postm...

Crash Site 3: Tibor Krausz
https://today.line.me/id/v2/article/Y...

Crash Site 4: UNKNOWN
https://tailstrike.com/database/26ma...

Crash Site 5: UNKNOWN
  / 1397313850622595073  

PW4000112 ENGINE CUTAWAY: Pratt & Whitney
https://prattwhitney.com/productsand...

Pratt and Whitney Engine: Ronidong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_%...

Engine Comparison: StratAero via twitter
  / 975783948277207040  

Wind Tunnel: UNKNOWN
https://www.bangaloreaviation.com/201...

Aircraft Comparision: UNKNOWN
https://www.johngrimwade.com/blog/201...

Boeing Factory Video: Boeing via YouTube
   • Building the 777  

DC8: NASA/Tony Landis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas...

DC10: Danielkang7744
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonne...

B707: Mike Freer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707

B747: Iberia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/5018977...

FAA Building: UNKNOWN
https://www.avweb.com/insider/doesth...

Boeing HQ: reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/aero...

Boeing Maintenance: Boeing Via Youtube
   • Instant Access: Maintenance Data Goes...  

Lauda HQ: Jan Gruber
https://aviation.direct/en/laudaogh...

Engine Wires: lectromec
https://www.lectromec.com/givingyour...

MicroSwitches: UNKNOWN
https://www.industrialelectronics.co...

Aircraft used: Boeing 767300 ER Professional by VMAX:
https://store.xplane.org/Boeing767...

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
00:34 A Brief History
01:27 Turbofan Engines
03:20 Reverse Thrust
05:25 Past Incidents/Certification
08:01 Documented Issues
10:16 The Flight Crew
12:21 Takeoff & Climb
14:08 ECAM Messages
16:04 Adjusting The Trim
18:00 Thrust Deployed InFlight
19:17 Why Did This Happen?
20:17 A Violent Dive
21:47 The Sum Of All Fears
24:33 What Went Wrong?
25:30 Authorities Take Action
27:25 Aviation Changed


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