LOT B788 over Atlantic on Sep 24th 2016, climb without clearance
Last Update: December 12, 2016 / 15:03:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
LOT Polish Airlines
Flight number
LO-7
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Warsaw, Poland
Aircraft Registration
SP-LRC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Poland's PKBWL reported that at the time of the uncommanded climb the flight mode announciators indicated LNAV and VNAV PTH rather than LNAV and ALT. The MCP also showed LNAV and VNAV activated. Unaware of the altitude contraint imposed by ATC and being programmed to FL380 prior to departure the FMC thus initiated a shallow climb at about 100-200fpm. The PKBWL stated that insufficient supervision of the programming of the FMC prior to departure by just one pilot as well as insufficient supervision of flight parameters in flight caused the occurrence. The PKBWL reported the airline took a number of safety actions as result of the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
LOT Polish Airlines
Flight number
LO-7
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Warsaw, Poland
Aircraft Registration
SP-LRC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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