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    QF29 "stick shaker" incident


    15 injured in ‘serious’ stall alert incident on Qantas flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong
    April 13, 20177:59am
    Staff writer,News Corp Australia Network

    FIFTEEN passengers were injured on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong after a serious stall alert last Friday, it has just emerged.

    Authorities will now begin a serious incident investigation after a ‘stick shaker’ warning activated on the QF29 service on April 7.

    Stick shaker is an industry phrase used to describe a stall warning, where the controls shake to warn the flight deck of an imminent stall.

    Details of the in-flight incident, which took place at the end of the Boeing 747’s 9.5 hour flight, some 110 kilometres south of Hong Kong, have only just emerged.

    The Australian reports that the plane also experienced airframe buffeting, which often causes vibration.

    “The flight crew disconnected the autopilot and manoeuvred the aircraft in response,” the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATS told the newspaper in a statement.

    “Fifteen passengers received minor injuries. As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the flight crew and gather additional information.”

    Fifteen people were injured and one of them was hospitalised as a result of the incident.

    One of the 15 people to be injured required hospitalisation but was later released, it was reported.

    The airline confirmed the incident to The Australian on Wednesday — the first public statement almost a week later.

    “Customers on QF29 experienced unexpected in-flight turbulence when travelling from Melbourne to Hong Kong on Sunday,” a Qantas spokeswoman said.

    “We notified the ATSB of the occurrence, and our own teams are also reviewing the event.”

    Geoffrey Thomas, an aviation expert, told The Australian that such an incident was “extremely unusual”.

    “A stick shaker is an extremely rare event, and very, very serious,” he said.
    Naturally the news people are exaggerating this out of proportion in their 'editorial' reporting.

    I had to laugh at the newsreader on the ABC this morning who said :Isn't it interesting that stalling an airliner is just the same as when you stall your car"...

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    I had to laugh at the newsreader on the ABC this morning who said :Isn't it interesting that stalling an airliner is just the same as when you stall your car"...

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    Except the car dosent fall from the sky....QF29 "stick shaker" incident QF29 "stick shaker" incident QF29 "stick shaker" incident
    LOL...

    Cheers Rod

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    So, did the plane actually stall (loss of headwind/increased tailwind) or just think it was approaching stall (sensor failure) ?

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    I had to laugh at the newsreader on the ABC this morning who said :Isn't it interesting that stalling an airliner is just the same as when you stall your car"...

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    Except the car dosent fall from the sky....QF29 "stick shaker" incident QF29 "stick shaker" incident QF29 "stick shaker" incident
    LOL...

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    Quote Originally Posted by VladTepes View Post
    Naturally the news people are exaggerating this out of proportion in their 'editorial' reporting.

    I had to laugh at the newsreader on the ABC this morning who said :Isn't it interesting that stalling an airliner is just the same as when you stall your car"...

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    The clutch on a 747 can be quite tricky for the uninitiated....

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    Quote Originally Posted by 67hardtop View Post

    Except the car dosent fall from the sky....QF29 "stick shaker" incident QF29 "stick shaker" incident QF29 "stick shaker" incident
    LOL...

    Cheers Rod

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordie View Post
    The clutch on a 747 can be quite tricky for the uninitiated....


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    Kind of reinforces the advice to keep your seatbelts fastened whilst seated.
    Sounds like a textbook response by the flight crew.

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