On August 2005, a Tuninter ATR-72 ran out of fuel and was forced to ditch in the sea near Palermo, Italy. Of the 39 people on board, 16 lost their lives. The mistake was simply the installation of the wrong fuel gauge from a similar model of plane. This displayed an inaccurate reading; significantly higher than what fuel was actually on board.
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:53 pm
thanks for uploading this!
April 18th, 2010 - 9:07 pm
Yes, thanks mate…
April 19th, 2010 - 11:57 am
sooo….why couldn’t the on board engineer see the fuel indicator was the wrong make?
May 1st, 2010 - 1:31 am
@bobsnose
Because one was named LC 2250 and the other was like LC 2550, just one number difference. I’d have missed it too.
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 am
does feathering the prop need power from the engine ?
May 16th, 2010 - 9:06 am
@bobsnose if you need to dich a plane you need to work on other stuff.
why do he need to look at that i thay where going down