![]() After the inspection was done, the engineer did not reset the pressurization system back to “Auto”. ![]() In order to conduct the check without requiring the aircraft’s engine, the pressurization system was set to “Manual”. Hence, the ground engineer conducted a thorough inspection which lead him to execute a pressurization leak check. So, the aircraft arrived on Larnaca from London earlier that day, and the previous flight crew had reported a frozen door seal and unusual noises coming from the right aft service door. Hence, resulting the pilots leaving the aircraft flying on autopilot mode until the fuel was fully consumed causing the aircraft to descend into the ground. Initially, all the 121 passengers and crew were incapacitated due to loss of cabin pressurization. Unfortunately, the flight has crashed at 1204hrs and killed all 121 passengers and crew on board. Backgroundīack then on 14 August 2005 at 0900hrs, flight Helios Airways 522, was a scheduled Boeing 737-300 carrying 121 passengers and crew from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Athens, Greece. Hence, stating all significant cause of flight accidents is vital and necessary. One of the major contributing factor to flight safety is human error with an approximate of 80 percent, the rest of the 20 percent are due to machine failures. However, with all these safety regulations and practices being put to place, there are still accidents happening. In addition, IATA will always work with airlines and its industry partners to implement best practices to assure safety. This is because safety is always the top priority. Continuous adjustments and amendments are always being made so as to achieve higher standard of safety performance at all time. IntroductionĪir traveling may be frightening to some however, it is the safest mode of transportation with a rate of 0.07 deaths per one billion passenger miles. Hence, this report will be stating the background and the breach of regulations on this incident. The main purpose of them doing this is to take down of any factors that were linked to human factors, so as to prevent similar incidents form happening in the future. The Greek Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board (AAIASB) was the one who carried out the investigation to find out what were the causing factors that lead to the crash. ![]() This report will be focusing on Helios Airways Flight 522, a fatal flight which crashed into a mountain of Greece on 14 August 2005. ![]()
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