Why did the Pilot of #AirInter flight cycle the fuel switches that day in 1993?

Because that is what he had seen happen in the A320 simulator!

Did something similar happen with #AI171?

#AhmedabadPlaneCrash

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Incident Airbus A320 , Friday 22 October 1993 After takeoff the flaps and slats were retracted, but the crew forgot to raise the undercarriage. The captain noticed that the aerodynamic noise was higher than usual and he reached for t...

In 1993, a pilot of #AirInter A320 forgot to raise the undercarriage & mistakenly diagnosed it to be a problem with Fuel Supply.

He cycled Fuel Switches - killing both engines. Fortunately, the First Officer spotted the problem and regained control.
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Aujourd'hui Marseille / Orly / Perpignan / Orly / Brest !
#AirInter #Vintage