Stalled jet remained in service
Originally Posted by BBC News
The Thomsonfly Boeing 737, carrying 132 passengers, stalled on a flight from Faro, Portugal, on 23 September 2007.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said the captain did not depict the event accurately in his post-flight air safety report.
Its "seriousness" was not appreciated until an investigation on 4 October.
The report added that Thomsonfly had undertaken significant changes to its flight data monitoring and safety management systems since the incident.
Describing the incident as "serious", the report said the auto-throttle had disengaged as the plane approached Bournemouth Airport - something that had not been commanded by the crew, but which they did not recognise had happened.
With the thrust levers in the idle position, the aircraft's speed "decayed rapidly" and the captain decided to initiate a "go around", where the crew pull back from landing and make a fresh approach...
Bet that was fun for the flight deck. Just out of interest, I thought that when something like that disconnected it produced an audible warning.