NEWS FLASH
Five people were injured on board a Eurowings flight from Rhodes to Cologne after the aircraft encountered wake turbulence generated by an Emirates Airbus A380 while flying near Sarajevo on May 30. According to aviation incident reports, the Eurowings Airbus A320 was cruising at 36,000 feet when air traffic control cleared it to climb to Flight Level 380, where the Emirates A380 was already operating on its service from Dubai to London Heathrow.
As the aircraft climbed through approximately 37,600 feet, it encountered severe turbulence believed to have been caused by the A380’s wake vortices. The A320 abruptly stopped its climb and descended back to 36,000 feet. Four passengers and one cabin crew member sustained minor injuries, with the flight attendant reportedly being thrown against the cabin ceiling during the incident.
The aircraft continued to Cologne, where medical personnel met the flight upon arrival and transported the injured individuals to hospital for further examination. The flight data and cockpit voice recorders were secured as part of the investigation. At the time of the encounter, the Eurowings jet was reported to have been approximately 7.6 nautical miles behind the Emirates A380, slightly above the minimum separation recommended for aircraft following the superjumbo.
Yikes
ReplyDeleteSounds like Bosnian ATC error?
ReplyDeleteNot if they were 7.6 miles apart and the prescribed limit is 7. It was unnecessarily close, not like Bosnian skies are packed, however, still within the rules
DeleteSome say the minimum is 5, some say it's 7 but either way it's not an error of the ATC on paper. Could they have done something else? Yes
Deletelateral separation between super and medium is 7 nm, whoever says differently is "expert"
DeleteIncreased separation due to wake turbulence is only applied in the approach and departure phases of flight, but not in the enroute phase. ATC is recommended to issue cautionary advice, but is not required to apply increased spacing. In any event, it’s irresponsible and premature to label it as an ATC error.
DeleteI don't believe Bosnia controls it's skies unless it changed. Serbia and croatia control certain levels or parts
ReplyDeleteBosnia controls its skies since 2019 ;)
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