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Weekly UpdatesMay 24, 2009
British Airways, Boeing
British Airways Boeing 747-400 carrying 283 people on 11 May almost stalled just after take-off from Johannesburg following a spurious systems warning that automatically disabled some wing leading-edge high-lift devices. South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority is carrying out a serious incident investigation of the event. CAA investigators explain that during the take-off run there was a false indication that the Nos 2 and 3 engine thrust reversers had unlocked, which automatically triggered retraction of the inboard wing leading-edge slats at the point of rotation for take-off. The loss of the leading-edge high-lift devices resulted in the crew getting a stall warning stick-shake just after lift-off, but the crew kept the aircraft airborne and the slats redeployed less than a minute later. May 20, 2009
Turkish Airlines
A Turkish Airlines domestic flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a flock of birds hit its engines, the state-run Anatolian news agency said on Sunday. The plane, which left the central Turkish city of Konya for Istanbul late on Saturday, returned safely to Konya airport after the bird strike, Anatolian said. Two people were treated at a hospital for their injuries, it said. The plane was carrying 140 people. May 18, 2009
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