VIRTUAL AIRLINE – FLIGHT SIMULATOR SAFETY REPORT AND SOLUTION Dear Pilots, As consequence of the serious incident of D-XXXX during take-off at FACT Cape Town airport 1, following procedures will apply with immediate effect: • • • During departure briefing, discussion about possible taxi hotspots will be mandatory before every flight. Landing Light switch will be used as reminder for take-off clearance. CPT advices F/O “RWY ___ checked, Landing Lights on” F/O confirms also “RWY ___ checked, Landing Lights on” Implementation of Runway Awareness and Advisory system will be discussed within the next week. Before possible implementation, RAAS procedure will be described and introduced with an extra announcement. Kind regards, Fleet Captain B777 Written by: Fleet Captain B777, approved by: Head of Flight Operations 1 D-XXXX AOG in Cape Town Last updated: 08/07/2014 22:31Z Due to a pilot error D-XXXX experienced a tailstrike this evening on departure for freight flight XX-8274 from Cape Town (FACT) to Frankfurt (EDDF) when departing from runway 16 (1700m) instead of runway 19 (3200m) for which the takeoff performance was calculated. After flying several holdings to dump fuel for about one hour the aircraft landed safely back at Cape Town. According to the report of the crew it seems that the aircraft received structural damage near the tail that needs to be repaired. Our own technicians are expected to arrive at Cape Town airport in about 34 hours to evaluate which parts need to be repaired and how long this is going to take. We expect further information about the damage to the aircraft and about the date of the testflight and possible return into service in about 48 hours.
