EasyJet Flight 6074 was on its way to Bristol, when suddenly it suffered a catastrophic electrical issue. Suddenly the aircraft disappeared from radar, lost all radio contact and the crew was flying blind. With no outside communication, the crew faced yet another terrifying danger... another aircraft was closing in.
Key points
- With no outside communication, the crew faced yet another terrifying danger...
- another aircraft was closing in.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 0:27What Happens When A Plane Loses Power Mid-Flight?
- 2:18How Do The Electrical Systems in Planes Work?
- 7:48What Can Cause an Airbus Generator to Fail?
- 12:01Why did Flight 6074 lose power mid-air?
- 22:01How Close Was Easy Jet 6074 to a Collision?
- 34:00How Do Pilots Land If They Have No Radio?
- 43:01What Investigators Discovered After EasyJet 6074
- 5:05In our video, an image of the Microchip ATSAM3S1A processor was incorrectly shown in the discussion of the Airbus A320 system faults. We want to clarify that this was a misattribution and make it clear that this processor, nor any Microchip Technology products, were involved within the incident discussed. Weu2019ve since removed the image, and want to apologise both to you, our viewers, and Microchip Technology. Factual accuracy is of paramount importance to everything we do on Mentour, and we appreciate your understanding.
