Phillip J fry
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Incident: TAM A320 enroute on Apr 28th 2013, passenger in captain's seat
By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, May 15th 2013 17:41Z, last updated Wednesday, May 15th 2013 17:46Z
A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MHU performing flight JJ-3081 from Recife,PE to Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ (Brazil), was enroute when a passenger, a well known Brasilian singer, was invited to take the captain's seat and posed in the seat to fly the aircraft, that was on autopilot at that time with the first officer in his seat. The captain took his seat again and the aircraft continued for a safe landing in Rio de Janeiro.
4 photos showing the singer in the captain's seat were published by the singer on his site the following day, but later removed. Brazilian society media had already picked up on the story on Apr 29th quoting the singer to now being experienced as a first officer.
The airline initially claimed those photos were taken on the ground, but admitted after analysis of the photos, that the aircraft was in flight evidenced by engine instruments showing the engines operating and the gear lever in the up position as well as the primary flight and navigation displays showing the aircraft in cruise flight. Both pilots were fired as result of the occurrence.
Brazil's ANAC have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
Fotos
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=46250b07&opt=0
By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, May 15th 2013 17:41Z, last updated Wednesday, May 15th 2013 17:46Z
A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MHU performing flight JJ-3081 from Recife,PE to Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ (Brazil), was enroute when a passenger, a well known Brasilian singer, was invited to take the captain's seat and posed in the seat to fly the aircraft, that was on autopilot at that time with the first officer in his seat. The captain took his seat again and the aircraft continued for a safe landing in Rio de Janeiro.
4 photos showing the singer in the captain's seat were published by the singer on his site the following day, but later removed. Brazilian society media had already picked up on the story on Apr 29th quoting the singer to now being experienced as a first officer.
The airline initially claimed those photos were taken on the ground, but admitted after analysis of the photos, that the aircraft was in flight evidenced by engine instruments showing the engines operating and the gear lever in the up position as well as the primary flight and navigation displays showing the aircraft in cruise flight. Both pilots were fired as result of the occurrence.
Brazil's ANAC have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
Fotos
http://www.avherald.com/h?article=46250b07&opt=0