1 Massive fuel leak in the left mid fuel tank (there are 11 tanks, including in the horizontal stabiliser on the tail)
2 Massive fuel leak in the left inner fuel tank
3 A hole on the flap fairing big enough to climb through
4 The aft gallery in the fuel system failed, preventing many fuel transfer functions
5 Problem jettisoning fuel
6 Massive hole in the upper wing surface
7 Partial failure of leading edge slats
8 Partial failure of speed brakes/ground spoilers
9 Shrapnel damage to the flaps
10 Total loss of all hydraulic fluid in one of the jet's two systems
11 Manual extension of landing gear
12 Loss of one generator and associated systems
13 Loss of brake anti-skid system 14 No.1 engine could not be shut down in the usual way after landing because of major damage to systems
15 No.1 engine could not be shut down using the fire switch, which meant fire extinguishers would not work on that engine
16 ECAM (electronic centralised aircraft monitor) warnings about the major fuel imbalance (because of fuel leaks on left side) could not be fixed with cross-feeding
17 Fuel was trapped in the trim tank (in the tail)creating a balance problem for landing
18 Left wing forward spar penetrated by debris
The best safety device in any aircraft, is a well trained pilot...
at least the lavatory was still working. and good thing they had their cell phones turned off, you know how that can mess up a flight
Pilot?
I thought that was supposed to be completely USELESS in these computer managed aircraft!
Hahahaha!
Engineers have been saying that for YEARS! The only thing that modern aircraft needed in the cockpit was a dog, . . . to bite the pilot if he TOUCHED anything!
So why are so many accidents due to "pilot error"? Is that just a way to whitewash away from the real cause of the problem?