Nesting elements identified on the incident aircraft during the complete inspection of the depth control chain, carried out several days after the detection and removal of the first nests on the day of the incident (Source: Air Tahiti boroscopy)
Credit: BEA/Air Tahiti
LYON—The jamming of pitch control on an Air Tahiti-operated ATR 72 regional turboprop has yet to be explained, despite in-depth examination and post-incident testing, the final report by France’s air accident investigation bureau BEA shows. BEA suspected that bird nests on the airframe and control...
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