UTAir B735 enroute on Oct 1st 2017, sudden push of yoke
Last Update: October 27, 2017 / 21:46:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
UTAir
Flight number
UT-716
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BPQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Passengers reported (on Oct 1st 2017) the aircraft was in cruise flight when the aircraft suddenly entered a dive, the passengers began to pray fearing for their lives. The crew managed to recover the aircraft and landed safely at Vnukovo. It subsequently turned out that there had been an electronic problem with the autopilot suddenly changing mode.
The airline (also on Oct 1st 2017) however denied any dive or deviation from the flight level (editorial note: supported by the data transmitted by the aircraft's transponder).
Rosaviatsia reported that the crew made a tech log entry reporting, the yoke was suddenly and unexpectedly moved forward, the autopilot remained connected, however, the VNAV mode disengaged. The aircraft was removed from service for further investigation.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 34 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
UTAir
Flight number
UT-716
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BPQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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