![]() ![]() According to another statement given by the Ground Engineer to the Cyprus Police on 19 August 2005, the Captain reported “both my equipment cooling lights are off.” The Ground Engineer replied “this is normal” and asked the Captain to confirm the problem “because it did not make sense, as the lights are normally off when the system is serviceable”. According to the Operator’s Dispatcher, the Captain reported “Take-off configuration warning on” and “Cooling equipment normal and alternate off line.” The Dispatcher requested an on-duty company Ground Engineer to communicate with the Captain. At 06:14:11 h, at an aircraft altitude of ft, the Captain contacted the company Operations Centre on the company radio frequency, MHz. According to the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), at 06:12:38 h and at an aircraft altitude of ft and climbing, the cabin altitude warning horn sounded. This was the last recorded communication between the flight crew and Nicosia ACC. At 06:11:45 h, flight HCY522 was cleared to climb to F元40 and to proceed direct to the RDS (Rodos) VOR. The Captain requested cruising level 340. At 06:11:35 h, Nicosia ACC identified the flight and asked for the requested final cruising level. At 06:11:21 h, the flight crew contacted Nicosia Area Control Centre (ACC) at reporting point LOSOS, climbing through flight level (FL) 100 for FL200. ![]() The Departure & Climb Picture is not to be published Company SOPs policy Sterile Cockpit Locked Door Vs CRM Hypoxia Symptoms Pilot Incapacitation The aircraft took off from Larnaca airport at 06:07:13 h. However, the cabin press functional light will be always green in either position auto or manual. Actually the aircraft was loaded with a fuel of three hours endurance flight that it was the total time from take off till ground impact The checklist says that the cabin switch had been checked and verified in set/auto position. The aircraft was not full loaded with fuel cos during the landing at Athens it will be reloaded again with fuel. The aircraft was scheduled for flight HCY522, departing Larnaca at 09:00 h on 14 August 2005, via Athens, Greece to Prague, Czech Republic. However the cabin press switch was left in manual position. The write-up by the cabin crew was transferred to the Aircraft Technical Log by the flight crew as “Aft service door requires full inspection.” Immediately after arrival the authorized maintainer proceeded to the required inspections and actions and local the aircraft was released for the next scheduled flight. The cabin crew made an entry in the Aircraft Cabin Defect Log that “Aft service door (starboard) seal around door freezes & hard bangs are heard during flt ”. However, during the flight, the cabin crew noted a problem with the right aft service door. “To operate a profitable low-fares airline that will provide to its passengers the highest possible safety and superior level of service.” Source: google, 2015 The Heroic Attendantsįor illustration purposes only Source: AAIASB, 2006 HCY522 Cabin Press Debris Shortcoming Design ALT Warn Horn – Double as TKOF A/C & PRESS – SET instead of …ENG Bleeds – ON /PACKS - AUTO The aircraft had landed at Larnaca at local. Do not rush through check lists Similarly the captain could be considered as a pilot the last ten years before the accident he was moving every year to another company. “Standards achieved, but with room for lots of improvement. Besides the first officer review disclosed numerous remarks and recommendation made by training and check pilots referring to checklist discipline and procedural (SOP) difficulties. The First Officer has also some difficulties in decision making during complex tasks according to chief company pilot and during the last annual check ride he was in a rush with checklist procedures and he was not so thorough to the pilot checklist of the aircraft. The Captain according to his colleagues was commanding character and the last ten years he was changing job almost every year. ![]() The company was a low cost carrier and it has some safety weaknesses according to the safety audits of CAA. The Helios airliner was a Boeing version. ![]() The ugly truth! MSc Studies & Research Source: Google, 2015ģ The Helios HCY 522 Accident Review Source: Google, 2015Ĥ HCY-522 Accident Players Boeing 737 – 121 on boardįor illustration purposes only Source: Wikipedia, 2015 Boeing 737 – 121 on board Operator Quality & safety culture Pilots’ Attitude & Training For illustration purposes only Two pilots of F-16s The heroic flight attendant Andreas and his girlfriend Charis who are flying together and it is believed that also Charis was still conscious during the crash. Panos Stathopoulos HAF Lieutenant Colonel MSc Human Factors & Safety Assessment in Aeronautics Gatwick, London Source: Google, 2015 ![]()
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