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User currently offlineAlpha From Czech Republic, joined Jul 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 941 times:

Hello, a Citation 560 Excel, operated by the Service des Transports Aériens de la Confédération, replacing the Beech :

http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.cgi?1040253314:GVA

Steph

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User currently offlineBackfire From Germany, joined Oct 2006, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 916 times:

Is this the same Citation jet which which was carrying representatives of the Swiss Parliament when it suddenly went into an autopilot-induced dive for no apparent reason on 2 December?

There's an investigation into that incident underway, I understand.

User currently offlineAlpha From Czech Republic, joined Jul 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 912 times:

Yes Backfire, the legend of the pic says :

The brand new Swiss Government aircraft. Has suffered a near crash incident on December 2.2002 after departing Altenrhein airport, eastern Switzerland with one of Swiss Confederation's head on board, but landed safely back to Altenrhein.

steph

User currently offlineAirways From Switzerland, joined Mar 2001, 880 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 907 times:

As I heard, they suspect a failure in the Autopilot for the problem. The official incident notification report or the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau states the following:

During climb to FL90, the flight was recleared to FL 100.
When entering the new command in the FGC, the aircraft
made an abrupt nose down movement and was difficult to
recover. In spite of pushing the A/P- and Trimmdisconnect,
the Pitch trim wheel was still turning NOSE
DOWN. After recovery, the aircraft was landed in LSZR.

Michael
http://airways.ch

User currently offlineAlpha From Czech Republic, joined Jul 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 894 times:

The aircraft is still in service or not ?

Steph

User currently offlineSwissgabe From Switzerland, joined Jan 2000, 5265 posts, RR: 37
Reply 5, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 868 times:

Well, I only have seen the "blick" title of this incident. Was it really that dangerous at all?


Smooth as silk - Royal Orchid Service /// Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens - Springbok
User currently offlineAirways From Switzerland, joined Mar 2001, 880 posts, RR: 13
Reply 6, posted (10 years 5 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 842 times:

Steph: The aircraft has been grounded after this problem. I don't think it's back in the air yet.

Michael
http://airways.ch
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