Engine Failure, Related Procedures Focus Of TransAsia Probe

Credit: Taiwan ASC
BEIJING—Neither engine on the TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 that crashed in Taipei on Feb. 4 was generating thrust before impact after one failed and the other was apparently shut down by the crew, investigators have determined. The aircraft’s right (No. 2) engine propeller automatically feathered as...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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