LACK OF FUEL MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF A-320 COLLAPSE
PanARMENIAN.Net
23.05.2006 18:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The most probable cause of collapse of A-320
airplane of Armavia Armenian company near Sochi is lack of fuel,
reports a source, close to the commission for investigation of the
crash. Owing to extreme lack of fuel and the plane flying under a big
angle of attack before landing, there could be formed an air-lock,
which prevented fuel access to engines.
“According to preliminary data, A-320 had the last phase of the flight
with minimal fuel aboard. The fuel level dropped further when coming
in land,” a specialist said. In his words, this could have caused
surge of both engines, Interfax reports.
On the night of May 3 a Yerevan-Sochi flight of Armavia airlines
crashed in the Black Sea 6 km away from Adler airport killing all of
113 passengers, including 6 children and 8 members of the crew. Among
them were 26 Russian citizens, one Ukrainian and one Georgian citizen,
while the rest were Armenian citizens.