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Some modern aircraft such as the Airbus A330 have computerised some of the checklists, but other checklists cannot be properly programmed, because some problems cannot be correctly identified or diagnosed by aircraft computers; thus, the Quick Reference Handbook remains an essential in-flight tool for the crew.
It takes about 160-180 man-hours, depending on the aircraft, and is usually completed within 1–3 days at an airport hangar. A similar occurrence schedule applies to the B check as to the A check. B checks are increasingly incorporated into successive A checks, i.e. checks A-1 through A-10 complete all the B check items. [7]
In 1969, all United flights at Monterey were operated with Boeing 727-100s and Boeing 737-200s nonstop to Los Angeles and San Francisco. [19] United later operated Douglas DC-8s, [20] Boeing 727-200s and 757-200s, and Airbus A320s to Monterey; the United DC-8 and 757 were the largest passenger aircraft ever scheduled to MRY. In 1979-81, United ...
On April 13, 2010, an Aerounion – Aerotransporte de Carga Union Airbus A-300B4-200, registration XA-TUE performing a freight flight, AeroUnion Flight 302 from Mexico (Mexico) to Monterrey (Mexico) with five crew, crashed on approach to land on General Mariano Escobedo International Airport's runway 11. The aircraft came to rest on a highway ...
On some Bombardier aircraft, it is possible to call up the wrong checklist. Messages forbidding take-off can be shown as advisories. [3] The 757, 767, and 747-400 have no electronic checklists. The ERJ and the E-Jets have no electronic checklists. The CRJ have no electronic checklists. The Do-328 and the Do-328JET have no electronic checklists.
Airbus A320-200: 48 — — 12 — 18 120 150 Airbus A321-200: 202 — — 20 — 35 135 190 16 — 10: 20: 36 36 102 Transcontinental configuration. [12] To be retrofitted into standard configuration. [13] Airbus A321neo: 73 86 — 20 — 35 141 196 Order for 85 aircraft placed in March 2024. [9] 10 — 16 24 150 190 Former Alaska Airlines ...
A pilot of a DC-10 consulting his checklist. In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks that should be performed by pilots and aircrew prior to takeoff. Its purpose is to improve flight safety by ensuring that no important tasks are forgotten. Failure to correctly conduct a preflight check using a checklist is a major contributing ...
Many of the steps in the pre-landing checklist are double-checks to eliminate the possibility of unexpected failure of the aircraft. Other steps convert the aircraft from a configuration that is optimised for economical flight to one that is safe for landing.