He then called out how high they should be at each DME step along the final approach to the runway, creating a virtual glide slope for them to follow. Host Scott Simon talks to the retired pilot about the current cloud of volcanic ash drifting across Europe, and how airlines will have to cope. One of the first signs of a problem came when smoke began to accumulate in the cabin. I trust you are not in too much distress. A nearly identical incident occurred on 15 December 1989 when KLM Flight 867, a Boeing 747-400 from Amsterdam to Anchorage, Alaska, flew into the plume of the erupting Mount Redoubt, causing all four engines to fail due to compressor stall. All four engines have stopped. But that alone wasn't enough to cause alarm, Capt Moody says, recalling the events when he spoke to BBC's Good Morning Scotland on Thursday. He just wanted to get the plane on the ground. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. Read about our approach to external linking. I trust you are not in too much distress.". British Airways, including its subsidiaries, has been involved in just three fatal accidents - and none since 1985. [9] G-BDXH's engineless flight entered the Guinness Book of Records as the longest glide in a non-purpose-built aircraft. British Airways Flight 9from Heathrow to Auckland was passing over Jakarta when it ran into volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four of the 747's engines. And we got to 13,000 feet and one engine started. Hackett took the unorthodox decision to immediately re-land at Stansted rather than climb away and touch down later. It wasn't until later, when Capt Moody, his crew and the 247 passengers on board the flight, were safely back on the ground, that he discovered the cause of the narrowly averted catastrophe - volcanic ash. In 1982, a pilot called Captain Eric Moody was all ready for quiet overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth. He eventually landed safely in Southampton, where Lancaster was treated for frostbite, shock and a broken arm. Eventually, after quarter of an hour without any power, the engines were brought back to life. I trust you are not in too much distress.. Capt Moody, who had left the cockpit for a stroll, was summoned back to the flight deck. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. The flight crew quickly determined that the aircraft was capable of gliding for 23 minutes and covering 91 nautical miles (169km) from its flight level of 37,000 feet (11,000m). There's no airborne ash detector that's marketed. It wasnt until later, when he, his crew and the 247 passengers on board the flight, were safely back on the ground, that Moody discovered the cause of the narrowly averted catastrophe volcanic ash. We have a small problem. It worked, but meant the aircraft looked certain to miss the runway. This is your captain speaking. There was a scientist who afterwards, called Fred Prata - P-R-A-T-A - and he developed a volcanic ash detector. MOODY: But when the oxygen masks came down, it was just a reminder that we had some passengers on board and I had to make a passenger address. WebIm Captain Eric Moody, a native of coastal Georgia and a full time resident of Jekyll Island for over 25 years with 16 of those years has been spent as a fishing guide. All four engines have stopped. I trust you are not in too much distress. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Disclaimer All content within this column is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. Perhaps the best known incident of recent times, involving the most brilliantly monikered pilot. At around 12,000 feet, the number 4 engine restarted and Moody realised he could at least level off. After being assessed for post-traumatic stress disorder, Burkill returned to the cockpit five months later. The best explanation for it is not that the hair changes colour, but that the pigmented hairs fall out. The engines had enough electrical power to restart because one generator and the onboard batteries were still operating; electrical power was required for ignition of the engines. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w With cabin pressure dropping, the flight crew needs to get on oxygen but the first officers mask has problems and there is a risk he might succumb to hypoxia. In trouble. Effective date of retirement is no later than August 1, 2022. In perhaps historys most famous forced landing, Captain Chelsey Sully Sullenberger successfully crash-landed US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the plane hit a large flock of birds and both engines were disabled. In 1982, a British Airways 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash near Indonesia. However, it soon began to grow thicker and had an ominous odour of sulphur. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Maybe its the idea that the body reveals more than we think, that underneath the impressive calmness which allowed Captain Moody to save the lives of 247 passengers, his body was telling a different story. And there's no doubt if we'd gone to the bottom of the Java Trench of Indonesia, which is about, I think, six or seven thousand feet deep, I think to this day I'd have still be getting the blame. "Engine failure number four engine failure number two," he said. Engines one, two and three were replaced at Jakarta, as well as the windscreen, and the fuel tanks were cleared of the ash that had entered them through the pressurisation ducts, contaminating the fuel and requiring that it be disposed of. Can hair really turn white overnight? And then 30 seconds later the other two started up. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. After falling more than 25,000 feet and preparing to ditch in the Indian Ocean, the plane's crew eventually got the engines restarted. The resulting explosive decompression tore off a larger section of the roof, and a 57-year-old flight attendant called Clarabelle Lansing was swept from her seat and out of the hole in the aircraft. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. Capt Moody was piloting a 263-seater British Airways Boeing 747 flight from London to Auckland in June 1982 when he ran into an ash plume erupting from Mount Galunggung in Java, Indonesia. One of the passengers, Betty Tootell, wrote a book about the incident, All Four Engines Have Failed. Dec 2021 - Present1 year 2 months. Naturally, there was concern in the cockpit, with the flight engineer exclaiming: "I don't believe it - all four engines have failed!" It is thought to be caused by an auto-immune response, where the bodys defence system turns on itself. here's Wikipedia's description of the incident: Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, The crew's intense focus on the problem (without false assurances that they could fix it), Concern for the well-being of the passengers (without being patronizing). I think airmanship is at the bottom of it all. But 10 years ago it had a very close call. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We could find the centreline of the runway but I had no glideslope, he said. New York, New York, United States. All four engines have stopped. Its about this time Moody makes one of aviations most understated and famous passenger announcements: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. When I first moved to Jekyll from just up the coast my first job was as a waterski/wakeboard instructor at the now closed Ski Rixen Waterski Park where Tidelands Nature Center now resides. We had a really good team there when it came to experience and airmanship, he says of BA9. When all four engines on the Boeing 747 being flown by Captain Eric Moody shut down at 37,000ft, he hadn't a clue why. Within seconds, and almost simultaneously, engines one and three flamed out, prompting the flight engineer to exclaim, "I don't believe itall four engines have failed!"[3]. Or perhaps the immune response might target the pigment-producing system, which would explain why those no follicles no longer producing coloured hair are unaffected. There was plenty of time to think and there were three of us, Moody says. While the crew on the flight deck were frantically trying to figure out the cause of this freak failure, many passengers were largely unaware that anything was wrong. Henkey is the latest man and all these heroes are men, owing to an industry where women are still an extreme minority to join the ranks of airplane pilots who demonstrated quick thinking in the face of destruction. BA Flight 38, using a Boeing 777-200ER, had completed all but two miles of its 5,000-mile journey from Beijing to Heathrow when its engines suddenly failed to respond to the crews demand for extra thrust. So the story had a happy ending. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. The remains of the aircraft involved in the Miracle of the Hudson,anAirbus A320 (registrationN106US) was sent to theCarolinas Aviation Museumin Charlotte, NC. One by one, all four of its engines failed. She was given steroids, which treated the hair loss successfully, but within a few weeks all her hair had turned white, even though she had not had a frightening experience and had stopped losing her hair. It was, says Moody, a classic case of airmanship and cooperation between the flight crew. Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. Its just one of those things that you gain or you learn from other people and experience.. "For an aircraft travelling at about 125mph, that's carnage. British Airways flight 5290 had taken off from London on its way to Spain on 10 June 1990 when part of the planes windshield came loose and sucked Captain Tim Lancaster out of the plane. MOODY: So we glided 25,000 feet. As it left Detroit on 12 June 1972, American Airlines flight 96 from LA to New York lost its rear cargo door, causing a decompression explosion. The crew received various awards, including the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air and medals from the British Air Line Pilots Association. All four engines have stopped. SIMON: They are several hundred people that I bet feel they owe their lives to you and your crew. But he took voluntary redundancy in August 2009 and criticised BA over its handling of the incident, claiming he had been "hung out to dry". In this photo taken from the view of a plane window, smoke billows out from a plane that caught fire at McCarran international airport. It's a major hassle when your prosthetic arm has just fallen off. And the airplane actually landed itself. From November, 1981, to September, 1986, he coordinated all the FBIs Labor Racketeering investigations. Pilots Malcolm Waters and David Hayhoe were given the Polaris Award - from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations - for their heroism. "; The passenger jet effectively turned into a glider, Capt Moody accepting an award after his safe handling of the crisis, Clare Wickett, a flight attendant on BA 009, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire, Why Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin quit, How Captain Eric Moodys brush with volcanic ash became aircraft lore-2 hrs ago, Why is volcanic ash a threat? A plume of volcanic ash from Iceland has led to flights across the UK being grounded. The overnight cases like Marie Antoinettes are harder to explain. Im Captain Eric Moody, a native of coastal Georgia and a full time resident of Jekyll Island for over 25 years with 16 of those years has been spent as a fishing guide. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. All they knew was that the jumbo jet, which was en route to Perth from Kuala Lumpur as part of a London-Auckland trip, had become a glider. Once the flight cleared the ash cloud, the crew was able to restart each engine and then make a safe landing at Anchorage.[12]. All four engines have stopped. 56,514 people are reading stories on the site right now. Captain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement.". They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. WebPresident, Moodys Analytics: Michael West: President, Moodys Investors Service: John J. Goggins: Executive Vice President & General Counsel: Senior Vice Presidents; Maral Kazanjian: Chief People Officer: Scott Kenney: Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive: David Platt: Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Sullivan It was only after a nearby Garuda Indonesia flight relayed the message to Air Traffic Control that it was correctly understood. Coastal Expeditions Charter Fishing and Dolphin Cruises. Captain Eric Moody gave an interview to the July 2010 edition of Flaps Podcast, where he recounted his experience. It wasnt until later, when he, his crew and the 247 passengers on board the flight, were safely back on the ground, that Moody discovered the cause of the narrowly averted catastrophe volcanic ash. Reflecting on the chilling events of that flight 28 years later, Capt Moody, who lives in Camberley in Surrey, shows the sort of understatement characteristic of those in his profession. "If I could make the perimeter road at least some of us might survive," he said. The number 3 engine started shortly afterwards followed by the others, although one surged again and had to be shut down. After a British Airways plane caught fire on the runway in Las Vegas, Chris Henkey joined the illustrious ranks of Sully Sullenberger and a host of others. The plane, with first officer, the ironically named John Coward, at the controls, landed around 270 metres short of the runway, just beyond the A30. If an exceptional speechwriter had spent a week composing the message, he or she couldn't have done better. We love you. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. Although there were guidelines for the water landing procedure, no one had ever tried it in a Boeing 747, nor has anyone since. A close examination of the plane revealed the damage a plume of these tiny particles can do to an engine - the tips of the turbine blades had been ground away. There had been no hint of trouble when flight BA 009 took off from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on the evening of 24 June, 1982. Moody, first officer Roger Greaves and flight engineer Barry Townley-Freeman had no idea what had caused the unprecedented and statistically improbable multiple failure. The flight deck door was blown off, blocking the throttle control and causing the plane to accelerate towards the ground. WebCaptain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." Dec 2021 - Present1 year 2 months. Last year, a study from a research group led by no less than one of this years recipients of the Nobel prize in Chemistry, Robert Lefkowitz, offered some clues. This is precisely what happened to one Flybe captain in 2014. It was the first officer, co-pilot, it was - and the flight engineer. Ultimately, to study exactly what happens you would need to examine the hair before and after a shocking incident, carefully assessing its colour and thickness. A British Airlines flight 30 years ago flew through a cloud of volcanic ash off the coast of Indonesia. I trust you are not in too much distress.. But eventually, when the passenger oxygen masks dropped as the plane steepened its descent, the news had to be announced. The puzzle of whether your hair can turn grey sounds like a simple one for medical science to solve, but its not. Born in Savannah, Ga and growing up in Hinesville, I was always close The second engine failed 30 seconds later and the other two shortly afterwards. I am old enough to remember this incident, but I had forgotten something important about it: What the plane's captain said to the passengers the moment after the engines failed. Born in Savannah, Ga and growing up in Hinesville, I was always close to saltwater. I trust you are not in too much distress.". Although the airspace around Mount Galunggung was closed temporarily after the incident, it was reopened days later. Reports suggested there were a total of 413 passengers and 26 crew on board the two planes. And I found that difficult because the internal telephone system wasn't working. And I hand flew the airplane down. Hair gets its colour from two types of melanin pigment eumelanin which dictates how dark the hair is, and pheomelanin which determines how red or yellow it is. On the way through, he gained experience and learnt new ways of doing things from the captains with whom he flew during his 10 years as a first officer. Dubbed the hero of the Hudson after bringing 155 passengers to safety in the powerless aircraft on 15 January 2009, Sullenberger became a national hero in the US. Owing to the high Indonesian mountains on the south coast of the island of Java, an altitude of at least 11,500 feet (3,500m) was required to cross the coast safely. US Airways Captain Chesley B Sully Sullenberger. She was imprisoned for a year, so perhaps she was denied hair dye in captivity and by the time she appeared in public again at her execution with her hair cut short her grey roots had grown out. The plane had flown into a cloud of dust spewed out by an eruption of Mount Galunggung, 110 miles south east of Jakarta. The only way to go faster, and avoiding stalling, was to take a steeper approach. At 13,500 feet (4,100m), the crew was approaching the altitude at which they would have to turn over the ocean and attempt a risky ditching. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. We must've come out of the ash cloud. And they were working equally as hard as me. So aircraft radar won't pick it up because the wavelength of the aircraft radar is too long. WebEric Moody (Captain) Continued flying for British Airways until retiring in 1996 Roger Greaves (First Officer) Unknown Barry Townley-Freeman (Flight Engineer) Has since retired from British Airways Fire Fight (Air Canada 797) Donald Cameron (Captain) Born in Savannah, Ga and growing up in Hinesville, I was always close Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. The sky was clear and the crew were happy because they had some extra Malaysian satay that night. Looking out the side windows of the cockpit, the crew noticed the front of the engines were glowing as if lit inside. They calculated the giant Boeing could glide for less than 25 minutes from 37,000 feet and there was a problem with high mountains between the aircraft and Jakarta. You can hear more Medical Myths on Health Check on the BBC World Service. The plane landed in Jakarta. The BBC is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of this site. All four engines have stopped. It wasn't me any more than the other two on the flight deck. Plane going down. Because the ash cloud was dry, it did not appear on the weather radar, which was designed to detect the moisture in clouds. MOODY: Well, it was sheer bloody-mindedness and persistence. All four engines have stopped. Officers selected for but not promoted to the next higher grade must specifically decline promotion in their retirement in lieu of orders (RILO) request. The Miracle on the Hudson was hailed as the most successful ditching in aviation history by the NTSB. In 37 short, direct, and simple words, Captain Moody conveyed the following: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. The same thing is said to have happened to several historical figures, but in a far shorter time frame. Part of the floor at the rear gave way, severing a control cable and disabling an engine. Shortly before touchdown, "his prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft," said an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report. We got two or three thousand feet of clear air. Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. -3 hrs ago, What volcanic ash does to planes-13 hrs ago, Why is volcanic ash a threat to planes? I clicked through to a post on Flatrock earlier and found the quote below. Accuracy and availability may vary. I don't - I'm not that demonstrative, no. In some cases the white hairs are unaffected by the condition. We have a small problem. The events around one British Airways flight in 1982 reveal the potential dangers of this sort of dust. Life-threatening situations are not only rare, but unpredictable and no ethics committee is going to let you induce a sufficiently terrifying experience in a lab volunteer. Finding a new job with an accident on his record, however, proved difficult, and he rejoined the airline in 2010. The crew immediately descended and held 12,000 feet (3,700m). An investigation found that air traffic control was to blame, and while Mr He was rewarded for his actions with a cash bonus equivalent to around 360,000, two air traffic controllers had their licenses revoked. "We were heading straight for the buildings around Hatton Cross Tube station," Burkill recalled. Captain John Hackettwas praised in 1998 for averting disaster after his Emerald Airways jet, with the Leeds United football team on board, experienced an engine fire during take-off. We have a small problem. It blew four tyres when it landed, but no one was hurt. SIMON: So your plane's going down. In 1996, a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed into the ocean near the Comoros Islands after running out of fuel. In 1988, a 737, flown by Aloha Airlines with 90 people on board was en route to Honolulu, cruising at an altitude of 24,000 feet, when a small section of the roof ruptured. Luckily, Captain Bob Pearson was an experienced glider pilot, guiding the 767 to RCAF Station Gimli. Eventually, the overall effect of a combination of coloured and colourless hair, especially in people with dark hair, is grey. WebMoody was then transferred to FBI Headquarters, OC Section, Criminal Investigative Division. But within six months of the incident he noticed that the tip of his quiff had turned white. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter, Paper Monitor, Your Letters, Quote of the Day, Caption Competition and more, Tourists flock to 'Jesus's tomb' in Kashmir. A build-up of ice crystals had caused a restriction in the flow of fuel. But there was no sign of that on the 747s weather radar, although turning on the landing lights gave the impression of flying through clouds. As the engine cooled from inactivity, and as the aircraft descended out of the ash cloud, the molten ash solidified and enough broke off for air to again flow smoothly through the engine, allowing a successful restart. https://www.seafarerinnandsuites.com/. This raised the possibility BA9 might have to attempt an ocean ditching if the engines could not be restarted by 12,000 feet. We finish on a slightly comical note. All 155 passengers survived; Sullenbergers reward was a book deal with HarperCollins, and early retirement. This is your captain speaking. Then Capt Moody's flight engineer detailed the impact the dust was having on the aircraft itself. The great rewilding debate should we be returning eagles and wolves to our national parks? SIMON: So when did you find out that it was - you'd run into a volcano? WebPresident, Moodys Analytics: Michael West: President, Moodys Investors Service: John J. Goggins: Executive Vice President & General Counsel: Senior Vice Presidents; Maral Kazanjian: Chief People Officer: Scott Kenney: Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive: David Platt: Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Sullivan We have a small problem. WebCaptain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." Little has changed since our flight. Shortly after 13:40 UTC (20:40 Jakarta time) above the Indian Ocean, south of Java, the flight crew (consisting of Senior First Officer Roger Greaves and Senior Engineer Officer Barry Townley-Freeman while Captain Eric Moody was in the lavatory) first noted an effect on the windscreen similar to St Elmo's fire. However, production of the enzyme drops as we age, and the build-up of hydrogen peroxide blocks melanin production. Fortunately, all other passengers were belted up, and the pilot - Robert Schornstheimer - managed to land 13 minutes later, avoiding further loss of life. The report went on: "He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. In a similar incident to BA Flight 38, this Cathay Pacific service from Surabaya Juanda International Airport in Indonesia suddenly lost the ability to change thrust as it neared Hong Kong, landing at almost twice the recommended speed. Landing in gusty conditions is a minor inconvenience for any pilot. What now for Paul the eight-limbed oracle? Im married to the lovely Claire Moody who is the General Manger of the Seafarer Inn and Suites on Jekyll. To mark the 10th anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson, we recount the tales of heroic pilots who really earned their hefty salaries. On the flight deck, however, Greaves's mask was broken; the delivery tube had detached from the rest of the mask. WebCaptain Moody served with British Airways for 32 years, retiring in 1996 with over 17,000 flight hours. The English lawyer Sir Thomas More, who was later canonised, was executed in the Tower of London in 1535, and again his hair was reported to have turned white before his death. You just need the ability to think calmly through. This explanation might well account for cases like that of Captain Moody. We have a small problem. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Heading for Perth, Australia, the weather forecast for the five-hour journey was good and the crew were anticipating an uneventful flight. Officers selected for but not promoted to the next higher grade must specifically decline promotion in their retirement in lieu of orders (RILO) request. Though incredibly rare, there have been a few other instances where commercial airliners have been forced to make a landing on water. Many passengers, fearing for their lives, wrote notes to relatives. WebMoody was then transferred to FBI Headquarters, OC Section, Criminal Investigative Division. Is there a physiological process through which extreme stress can cause hair to change colour this fast? You have entered an incorrect email address! The pilot of a British Airways jet that was forced to abandon its takeoff after an engine burst into flames has been lauded for averting a potential disaster. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. We owe it to all who fly to act on what we have learned and not just let important recommendations gather dust on a shelf., He added: I am still very glad that we were able to save every life in such a sudden and intense crisis for which we had never been specifically trained.. Furthermore, the dust sandblasted the windscreen, making it almost impossible to see. According to Chinese media, the pilot, named He Chao, was at the helm of an Airbus A320-200, preparing to take off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. He strongly believes pilots should learn to think beyond the process of following checklists and procedures by rote. But as they flew over Java, an engine failed. He attended a school near Winchester that had an RAF cadet force and, importantly, learnt to fly a glider at 16. It was two days before investigators confirmed that volcanic ash had been responsible for the near disaster. "[1] Although the runway lights could be made out through a small strip of the windscreen, the landing lights on the aircraft seemed to be inoperable. The tags, bearing the campaign's logo, were worn as necklaces or bracelets and used to raise awareness of 10:10's work: the organisation aimed to persuade individuals, organizations and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.[11]. 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