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Date of event : 2012-10-31
Incident number :
Report : Final report
Place of event : FIR Prague
Registration mark : Serious incident
Weight category MTOM: : >5700 kg
Type of operation : Commercial and Air Transport
Plane / SFM : Airplanes
Type of plane / SFM : ATR 42-500
Health effects of event : Without injury
PDF document : pdf

Description:

On October 31, 2012, following maintenance operations, during a non-revenue test and handover flight of ATR 42-500 the functionality of the Stick Shaker/Stick Pusher system was being tested. During the test, the alert of exceeding value of angle of attack was not activated and the Stick Pusher System (Stall Protection System) did not activate. The stall took place with a significant left roll.