In this video there is a clip of a 787 not retracting it wheels after take off and the flaps “look” up. It is at 0.53
Three minutes of aviation
You’ve answered your own question.
Sad days. But looks very cut and dry.
I think general consensus in the aviation industry is its either
A) Pilot Error
B) Complete Hydrolic Failure
Theres all sorts of reports coming out that the flight before on that aircraft had a series of tech issues
I’m waiting for the ICAO Annex 13 report with so many things that could have caused the crash…
A is possible - but many protection systems in place for performance & configuration settings.
B - unlikely - B787 has 3 systems. Last total hydraulic system failure I remember was an A300-B4, impacted by a MANPAD, hit the wing root, got all 3 systems. The flt engineer was one of my ex-colleagues on HeavyLift - he looked at his panel & apparently threw the checklist over his shoulder!
Going back to “A” for other reasons - there have been previous near-accidents where the flight guidance panel was set incorrectly (altitude of say 100 ft), so when the autopilot was engaged at 400 ft, the aircraft did “as instructed” & descended.
Not 100% of the sequence of events, but possible from the very brief Mayday call that this occurred beofre the autopilot would have been engaged.
Some high-level technical discussions elsewhere looking at the possibility of an electrical problem with the autothrottle = engines powered back unexpectedly.
The singular form of MANPADS is MANPADS. Sorry, but it’s a bugbear of mine. The S stands for system (nothing to do with plurality).