British Airways flight wey dey come from Dusseldorf for Germany bin nearly cause wahala for London sky. Di plane, wey be Airbus A320, bin dey approach Heathrow for July 6 when di system wey dey measure air speed bin fail. Dat one trigger stall warning for di cockpit.
According to France accident investigation authority wey dem dey call BEA, di crew bin switch to “alternate law” mode wey remove some automated protection. After dat, another stall warning sound when di plane dey 3,000 feet — just few miles from di airport. Di crew wey already bin call urgency message upgrade am to mayday, wey mean say danger dey near.
Di UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch, wey dem sabi as AAIB, confirm say dem dey investigate serious incident. British Airways tok say dem dey help AAIB but no fit yarn more because of law. Aviation safety expert David Gleave explain say mayday call fit come from many tins, like sick passenger, but say na serious failure onboard dey rare.
Oga captain bin force to take control from co-pilot over Canary Wharf, di financial centre for London. Di co-pilot try fix di problem but no succeed, so di captain step in. Experts warn say di matter almost cause hull loss, meaning di plane fit don crash and scatter.
Di BEA website attribute di statement to AAIB, but AAIB no confirm. AAIB tok say di investigation go be correspondence investigation, no team go go field. Di plane land safe without further problem. Di whole episode show how quick hand dey needed for cockpit when system fail.
