This veering, would place pressure on the right side of the aircraft, which would help contribute to the break up during plane after touching down. To combat this problem, the NTSB recommends that all aircraft have some type of back up flight
This veering, would place pressure on the right side of the aircraft, which would help contribute to the break up during plane after touching down. To combat this problem, the NTSB recommends that all aircraft have some type of back up flight control and hydraulics system. The presence of such a system could have helped to mitigate the effects of the disaster, by giving the pilots control of the aircraft. During the initial decent, this could have proven vital in ensuring that the pilots were able to successfully reach the runway at Sioux City and it helped to safely land the plane when it was initially touching down. ("United Airlines Flight 232," 1990)
A third issue that helped contribute to the crash of United flight 232 was: problems with the manufacture of engine. During their report, the NTSB found that the engine that was manufactured by GE helped contribute to the initial problems that were encountered. What happened was a titanium intake valve had a crack that could not be seen by the human eye. At the manufacturing facility, GE would perform an initial check for cracks and any kinds of defects during the middle of the manufacturing process, using ultrasonic along with macroetch technology. The problem is that the crack in the metal was developed during the final stage of the manufacturing process. This was the point where the two scans had already been conducted on the aircraft engine. As a result, this lack of quality control would help to create the initial problems that were experienced by the flight crew. ("United Airlines Flight 232," 1990)
To make matters worse, the NTSB found a number of other issues at GE that would help contribute to the problems with the engine the most notable would include: a lack of quality control and accurate record keeping. During numerous phases of the initia