Questions have been raised relating to the climate radar system used on the turbulent Singapore Airways flight – with some claiming there are “identified points” with the mannequin.
It’s unclear which system was in use however it’s identified this make of plane has beforehand used the Honeywell RDR-4000 climate radar.
It was first utilized in 2006 and was mentioned to offer much less sign loss and higher turbulence detection.
Nevertheless, an accident report by the Dutch Security Board revealed an plane operated by Dutch airline Transavia in 2016 encountered surprising turbulence flying from Amsterdam to Spain, leading to “critical damage” to 3 cabin crew.
The Honeywell RDR-4000 radar was getting used on the flight.
The report said that quickly after the system was deployed throughout the fleet in 2009, the airline’s flight operations division “began receiving questions concerning the RDR-4000 and complaints relating to the (in)right functioning of the climate radar”.
Honeywell offered an replace in 2011 that it mentioned “solved lots of the excellent points”.
The report said there was no indication the radar didn’t operate correctly in the course of the Transavia flight.
Honeywell and Singapore Airways have been contacted for remark.
