Airplane is Unable to Slow Down / Cathay Pacific Flight 780

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🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The throttles of an Airbus A330 are not responding to the captain's inputs. Cathay Pacific Flight 780 has a few minor engine warnings while cruising but are told it is safe to continue the flight. The problems get worse as the flight continues and the throttle becomes unresponsive during their approach leaving the flight too fast for a safe landing. What happens to Flight 780? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by ExpressVPN (http://expressvpn.com/blackboxdown) Public Rec (http://publicrec.com and use promo code BLACKBOXDOWN) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.4	April 13, 2010. Cathay Pacific Flight 780 and Airbus A330 with 322 people on board
1:14.7	is nearing the end of their flight from Surabaya, Indonesia to Hong Kong.
1:19.0	Throughout the flight, the pilots have been noticing strange errors on the plane related to their
1:22.6	number two engine, but they contact maintenance and they are told it is safe to continue their flight.
1:27.1	About 110 miles southeast of the Hong Kong airport,
1:30.0	their number two engine stalls, and their number one engine begins producing errors.
1:34.1	A few minutes later, their number one engine stalls as well.
1:37.0	Now, 45 miles from the airport and at an altitude of only 8,000 feet, both engines are dead
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