南方航空242班机事故分析报告.pdf

I NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Washington, D. C . 20594 a11 thrust was lo$*. The engines could not be restarted and the flightcrewwas eed to make an emergency landing. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the Drobable cause of accident was the total and unique^ loss of thrust from both engines while the aft was penetr9ting an area of severe thunderstorms. The loss of thrust was d by the ingestion of massive amounts.ofwater and hail which in combination .thrustlever movement induced severe stalline in and malor damaee t o the eneine tributing factors included the failure of the company's dispatching o provide the flightcrewwith up-to-date severe weather information pertain- he aircraft's intended route of flight, the captain's reliance on airborne radar for penetration of thunderstorm areas, and limitations in the Federal nical Information Service, 1Weather Service; emergency landing. Springfield, Virginia 22151 I rity Classification 20.Security Classification 2 1 . ~ 0 . of pages 22.price (ofthis oaae) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. Factual Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 History of Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Injuries to Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.3 Damage to Aircraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .