Airbus A320 crash, Dec 28, 2014 (162 killed), Java Sea
Airbus A320 accident on December 28, 2014 near Java Sea, Indonesia with 162 fatalities. Cause: KNKT: A cracked solder joint caused failure of the...
- Date: December 28, 2014
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Java Sea, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 162
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: KNKT: A cracked solder joint caused failure of the rudder travel limiter unit. The captain's in flight reset of the flight augmentation computer circuit breakers led to a change to alternate law, and subsequent crew actions, including conflicting sidestick inputs and miscommunication, resulted in a prolonged stall beyond the crew's ability to recover.
Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320, disappeared from radar over the Java Sea at 0618 local time on 28 December 2014 while climbing to a higher level in weather with storms. The aircraft crashed into the sea and all 162 people on board were killed. The KNKT final report, issued on 1 December 2015, found that the rudder travel limiter fault and the in flight reset of flight control computers led to an aerodynamic stall that the crew could not recover.