Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 7 June 2003
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-346
Owner/operator: Japan Air Lines – JAL
Registration Number: JA8980
Location: Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF) – ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 241
Component Affected: Boeing 767-300 aircraft, specifically the brake pedals and the aircraft’s control systems.Boeing 767-300 aircraft, specifically the brake pedals and the aircraft’s control systems.
Investigating Agency: JTSBJTSB
Category: Accident
A Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300 experienced a sudden stop on Taxiway E-1 due to a sequence of events involving the captain and first officer in training. The aircraft, required to stop near the stop position sign, abruptly ceased movement after the two pilots simultaneously pressed the brake pedals. This resulted in four cabin attendants falling and sustaining injuries, including one with serious injuries. The incident was attributed to a lack of sufficient consideration regarding the pilot’s transfer of duties and a failure to properly communicate with ground control.A Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300 experienced a sudden stop on Taxiway E-1 due to a sequence of events involving the captain and first officer in training. The aircraft, required to stop near the stop position sign, abruptly ceased movement after the two pilots simultaneously pressed the brake pedals. This resulted in four cabin attendants falling and sustaining injuries, including one with serious injuries. The incident was attributed to a lack of sufficient consideration regarding the pilot’s transfer of duties and a failure to properly communicate with ground control.

Description

Japan Airlines flight 322, a Boeing 767-300, was taxiing under its own power when the aircraft suddenly stopped on Taxiway E-1. One flight attendant suffered serious injuries and three others sustained minor injuries. There was no damage to the aircraft and no fire occurred. This accident occurred in a situation where the aircraft was required to stop near the stop position sign on the taxiway, and as the aircraft approached the stop position sign, the captain and the first officer in training tried to stop the aircraft by pressing the brake pedal. The aircraft came to a sudden stop as a result of the two strongly stepping on them at almost the same time, causing four cabin attendants (CAs) who were performing security and safety duties to fall and sustain injuries, one of whom sustained serious injuries. It is presumed that this is due to the following. It is highly probable that the following factors were involved in the fact that the captain and the first officer in training pressed the brake pedals at almost the same time. (1) Before the aircraft reaches the stop position marker, when the captain transfers PF (pilot primarily in charge of flight operations) duties to the first officer in training, the captain must The pilot did not sufficiently check whether the pilot was in a position to accept the transfer of PF duties, and there was a lack of consideration given to the fact that the aircraft was in a position where it was about to stop. (2) After the PF duties were transferred, the captain operated the brakes without calling “I Hub Control” for takeover due to lack of time. (3) The captain did not give sufficient consideration to the fact that the first officer was in training for transitioning to the Boeing 767 and was not accustomed to operating the brakes on the same type of aircraft.

Primary Cause

Insufficient pilot responsibility regarding the transfer of pilot duties, particularly the failure to adequately assess the pilot’s readiness to accept the transfer and lack of communication with ground control.Insufficient pilot responsibility regarding the transfer of pilot duties, particularly the failure to adequately assess the pilot’s readiness to accept the transfer and lack of communication with ground control.

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