Boeing has told airlines operating 787 Dreamliners that pilots need to check their seats as an investigation into an incident on a Latam flight continues.
It comes after 50 people were hurt this week when a 787 dropped suddenly during a Latam Airlines flight.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot’s seat, which pushed the pilot into the controls, forcing down the plane’s nose.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot’s seat, which pushed the pilot into the controls, forcing down the plane’s nose.
During the incident people were thrown against the roof of the plane, which was travelling from Australia to New Zealand.
Passenger Brian Jokat said at the time that a number of people suffered head injuries.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Jokat revealed that people had hit the ceiling with such force “some of the roof panels were broken”.
The person next to him, he added, appeared to be “glued to the ceiling”.
“I did think for a split second: ‘This is it’,” he said.
Boeing has told airlines operating 787 Dreamliners that pilots need to check their seats as an investigation into an incident on a Latam flight continues.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot’s seat, which pushed the pilot into the controls, forcing down the plane’s nose.
It comes after 50 people were hurt this week when a 787 dropped suddenly during a Latam Airlines flight.
During the incident people were thrown against the roof of the plane, which was travelling from Australia to New Zealand.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot’s seat, which pushed the pilot into the controls, forcing down the plane’s nose.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the pilot’s seat, which pushed the pilot into the controls, forcing down the plane’s nose.
During the incident people were thrown against the roof of the plane, which was travelling from Australia to New Zealand.
Passenger Brian Jokat said at the time that a number of people suffered head injuries.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Jokat revealed that people had hit the ceiling with such force “some of the roof panels were broken”.
The person next to him, he added, appeared to be “glued to the ceiling”.
“I did think for a split second: ‘This is it’,” he said.
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