Hair gets its colour from two types of melanin pigment eumelanin which dictates how dark the hair is, and pheomelanin which determines how red or yellow it is. If an exceptional speechwriter had spent a week composing the message, he or she couldn't have done better. Then he ordered the evacuation of the 157 passengers and 13 crew members. Saving the flight fell to Atchison, the co-pilot, who tried to get on the radio to declare an emergency, but couldnt hear the response because of the noises surrounding him. "We were heading straight for the buildings around Hatton Cross Tube station," Burkill recalled. Perhaps the best known incident of recent times, involving the most brilliantly monikered pilot. Moody says a strong grounding in airmanship skills he and the crew had gained over the years through experience and by watching others helped them survive the ordeal. as well as other partner offers and accept our. SIMON: Are airliners better equipped to handle a volcano? This is your captain speaking. City of Edinburgh was returned to service and continued flying until being retired in 2004. -16 hrs ago, Why Volcanic Ash Is So Dangerous-27 hrs ago, How a volcano brought Europe to a standstill, How volcanoes occur, in graphics and text, How elephants helped to shape human history, by David Cannadine, Justin Webb on America's love affair with progress. This is your captain speaking. This is your captain speaking. At 13,500 feet (4,100m), the crew was approaching the altitude at which they would have to turn over the ocean and attempt a risky ditching. Yet there is something about the idea of hair changing colour through shock that is fascinating. This episode was repeated a number of times when the Eyjafjallajkull volcano caused a large-scale shutdown of European airspace. All four engines on a Boeing 747 failed at 37,000ft after the plane flew through volcanic ash while passing over Jakarta on 24 June 1982. Born in Savannah, Ga and growing up in Hinesville, I was always close I think airmanship is at the bottom of it all. WebIm Captain Eric Moody, a native of coastal Georgia and a full time resident of Jekyll Island for over 25 years with 16 of those years has been spent as a fishing guide. British Airways, including its subsidiaries, has been involved in just three fatal accidents - and none since 1985. One study showed that hair naturally greys through the same chemical used to bleach hair from bottles. here's Wikipedia's description of the incident: Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, The crew's intense focus on the problem (without false assurances that they could fix it), Concern for the well-being of the passengers (without being patronizing). A dry sense of perspective that probably did more to relax the passengers than thousands of words of explanation ever could have. We have a small problem. The BBC is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of this site. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. It wasnt until later, when he, his crew and the 247 passengers on board the flight, were safely back on the ground, that Moody discovered the cause of the narrowly averted catastrophe volcanic ash. Moody used autopilot to glide the plane into a gentle descent. With insufficient oxygen masks for those on board, co-pilot Alastair Atchison, who was also helping hold Lancaster inside the aircraft, made a rapid emergency descent and searched for the nearest airport. "[10], British Airways continued to operate the Flight 9 route from London Heathrow to Sydney; in March 2012 the route was curtailed to Bangkok. It was two days before investigators confirmed that volcanic ash had been responsible for the near disaster. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. From November, 1981, to September, 1986, he coordinated all the FBIs Labor Racketeering investigations. It kissed the earth and we were on the ground safely. He attended a school near Winchester that had an RAF cadet force and, importantly, learnt to fly a glider at 16. When he opened the door to the cockpit he saw the windscreen ablaze with a St Elmo's fire - a discharge of static electricity. American Airlines Flight 96 from LA to New York ran into trouble soon after a stopover in Detroit, when the rear cargo door suddenly broke off. All four engines have stopped. Eric Moody THE HAMPSHIRE pilot of the infamous 1982 British Airways Flight 9 incident today said he believed the Malaysian Airlines MH370 was brought down deliberately. Then theres a more recent case study of a 54-year-old woman in Switzerland who had a small patch of hair loss. Within seconds, and almost simultaneously, engines one and three flamed out, prompting the flight engineer to exclaim, "I don't believe itall four engines have failed!"[3]. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. All four engines have stopped. We have a small problem. It can be exacerbated by stress, which could account for the association of white hair with terrifying experiences. Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. Once the flight cleared the ash cloud, the crew was able to restart each engine and then make a safe landing at Anchorage.[12]. What now for Paul the eight-limbed oracle? It wasn't me any more than the other two on the flight deck. I trust you are not in too much distress.. The crew immediately descended and held 12,000 feet (3,700m). US Airways Captain Chesley B Sully Sullenberger. Here are five other pilots who managed remarkable emergency landings. Out of the 175 people on board, 125 died in the accident. The aircraft was able to glide far enough to exit the ash cloud, and all engines were restarted (although one failed again soon after), allowing the aircraft to land safely at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta. And we had to wait another minute and 20 seconds; another one started up very slowly, as they'd run down. The crew members of the incident segment had boarded the aircraft in Kuala Lumpur, while many of the passengers had been aboard since the flight began in London.[2]. We must've come out of the ash cloud. Dec 2021 - Present1 year 2 months. All four engines have stopped. Although there were guidelines for the water landing procedure, no one had ever tried it in a Boeing 747, nor has anyone since. The plane was a write-off - the nose gear collapsed, the right main gear separated from the aircraft, penetrating a fuel tank, and the left main gear was pushed up through the wing - but just one passenger had suffered a serious injury by the time it came to a halt beside the threshold markings at the start of the runway. Minutes later there were no working engines left. Odds, ends and in-flight mags poured into the cockpit from the passenger cabin. The events around one British Airways flight in 1982 reveal the potential dangers of this sort of dust. And then another and another. When I first moved to Jekyll from just up the coast my first job was as a waterski/wakeboard instructor at the now closed Ski Rixen Waterski Park where Tidelands Nature Center now resides. With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. We love you. The tags, bearing the campaign's logo, were worn as necklaces or bracelets and used to raise awareness of 10:10's work: the organisation aimed to persuade individuals, organizations and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% in 2010.[11]. We have a small problem. A British Airlines flight 30 years ago flew through a cloud of volcanic ash off the coast of Indonesia. But eventually, when the passenger oxygen masks dropped as the plane steepened its descent, the news had to be announced. The plane was badly damaged, and stopped yard from the M11 motorway, but everyone on board survived and Hackett was praised for defying protocol. Burkill took the instinctive decision to bring in the aircraft's flaps in a last-ditch attempt to reduce drag and give the plane a chance of clearing Hatton Cross. The plane landed safety in Jakarta despite the almost total lack of visibility. But as they flew over Java, an engine failed. Copyright 2010 NPR. Captain Moody is not alone. [3] At 13:44 UTC (20:44 Jakarta time), Greaves declared an emergency to the local air traffic control authority, stating that all four engines had failed. Although the airspace around Mount Galunggung was closed temporarily after the incident, it was reopened days later. No announcement was made to instruct the passengers to fasten their seatbelts, and 20 of the 57 passengers died in the accident. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. The only training we had gotten for a water landing was reading a few paragraphs in a manual and having a brief classroom discussion, he said. A China Eastern Airlines pilot was labelled a hero in 2016, and presented with a cash reward, after his quick thinking avoided a runway collision that could have killed up to 439 people. A feature film starring Tom Hanks followed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted only six of the 35 safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its final report on Flight 1549. The Boeing 747's engines caught on fire and stopped, causing the plane to go down. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night when the number 4 engine, a Rolls-Royce RB- 211, started surging and flamed out. We have a small problem. Despite the weather radar showing clear skies, the crew switched on engine anti-ice and the passenger seat belt signs as a precaution. Moody decides on an emergency descent rather than lose a valuable crew member but Greaves manages to fix the mask and the crew reduces the descent rate as it passes through 20,000 feet. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. Hamble was strong on airmanship and those early lessons stuck with Moody throughout his career. Plane going down. Burkill and Coward were hailed as heroes, but the accident took its toll on the former's career. It wasn't until later, when Capt Moody, his crew and the 247 passengers on board the flight, were safely back on the ground, that he discovered the cause of the narrowly averted catastrophe - volcanic ash. However, Jakarta Area Control misunderstood the message, interpreting the call as meaning that only engine number four had shut down. WebPresident, Moodys Analytics: Michael West: President, Moodys Investors Service: John J. Goggins: Executive Vice President & General Counsel: Senior Vice Presidents; Maral Kazanjian: Chief People Officer: Scott Kenney: Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive: David Platt: Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Sullivan We have a small problem. British Airways flight 5290 had taken off from London on its way to Spain on 10 June 1990 when part of the planes windshield came loose and sucked Captain Tim Lancaster out of the plane. There was no book for us, he says from his home in England. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse. As the ash entered the engines, it melted in the combustion chambers and adhered to the inside of the power-plant. Dec 2021 - Present1 year 2 months. She was given steroids, which treated the hair loss successfully, but within a few weeks all her hair had turned white, even though she had not had a frightening experience and had stopped losing her hair. It wasnt until sometime after landing that the crew discovered volcanic ash was the cause of the engine failures. "Not a day goes by without it crossing my mind," he told the BBC last year. I trust you are not in too much distress.". WebMoody was then transferred to FBI Headquarters, OC Section, Criminal Investigative Division. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w Engines one, two and three were replaced at Jakarta, as well as the windscreen, and the fuel tanks were cleared of the ash that had entered them through the pressurisation ducts, contaminating the fuel and requiring that it be disposed of. All four engines have stopped. Dubbed the hero of the Hudson after bringing 155 passengers to safety in the powerless aircraft on 15 January 2009, Sullenberger became a national hero in the US. We owe it to all who fly to act on what we have learned and not just let important recommendations gather dust on a shelf., He added: I am still very glad that we were able to save every life in such a sudden and intense crisis for which we had never been specifically trained.. The reason for the failure was not immediately apparent to the crew or ground control. Jan 31 Saints and Broncos are finalizing compensation in return for Super Bowl-winning HC Sean Payton, sources tell ESPN. Broncos fans: 0:11 1.6M views We were down at 12,000 feet then. But as Claudia Hammond finds out, it is difficult to get to the root of the problem. All rights reserved. He eventually landed safely in Southampton, where Lancaster was treated for frostbite, shock and a broken arm. Lancaster survived, suffering a few fractures and frostbite. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. Despite the crew "squawking" the emergency transponder setting of 7700, the aeroplane could not be located by Air Traffic Control on their radar screens. Part of a Airbus 320 plane, US Airways flight 1549, sticks out of the Hudson River near Battery Park City, where it was tied after it crashed in the river on 15 January 2009 in New York City. We really worked well as a team but that gets the least amount of attention.. "That's not unusual in high wispy cloud. Capt Moody was piloting a 263-seater British Airways Boeing 747 flight from London to Auckland in June 1982 when he ran into an ash plume erupting from Mount Galunggung in Java, Indonesia. Eventually, the overall effect of a combination of coloured and colourless hair, especially in people with dark hair, is grey. But that alone wasn't enough to cause alarm, Capt Moody says, recalling the events when he spoke to BBC's Good Morning Scotland on Thursday. 56,514 people are reading stories on the site right now. Eric Moody also showed little sign of being terrified as he managed to make an emergency landing at Jakarta airport later he discovered that a plume of ash from a volcano had knocked out all four engines. After leaving the ground, however, a turbine disc failure set the right engine alight and caused panic on board. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w The only way to go faster, and avoiding stalling, was to take a steeper approach. All four engines have stopped. You have entered an incorrect email address! Needing time to calmly consider his options, Capt Moody used autopilot to put the plane into a gentle descent, and instructed his first officer to issue a mayday call. WebDespite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement": Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Capt Moody was piloting a 263-seater British Airways Boeing 747 flight from London to Auckland in June 1982 when he ran into an ash plume erupting from Mount Galunggung in Java, Indonesia. I don't - I'm not that demonstrative, no. Despite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement":[3]. The experience of Capt Moody, almost 30 years ago, shows the potential danger clouds of volcanic ash present to modern jet aircraft. Sullenberger, now retired, speaks internationally on airline safety. This raised the possibility BA9 might have to attempt an ocean ditching if the engines could not be restarted by 12,000 feet. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. The crew decided to fly the ILS (Instrument Landing System); however, the glide slope (vertical guidance) system was inoperative, so they were forced to fly with only the localizer (lateral guidance) as the first officer monitored the airport's DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). An investigation found that air traffic control was to blame, and while Mr He was rewarded for his actions with a cash bonus equivalent to around 360,000, two air traffic controllers had their licenses revoked. We have a small problem. Luckily, at around 13,500 feet, and with a ditching in the ocean on the cards, the engines restarted successfully. With cabin pressure dropping, the flight crew needs to get on oxygen but the first officers mask has problems and there is a risk he might succumb to hypoxia. "[1] Although the runway lights could be made out through a small strip of the windscreen, the landing lights on the aircraft seemed to be inoperable. [6] The crew subsequently requested and expedited an increase in altitude in order to clear the high mountains of Indonesia.[7]. We have a small problem. The report went on: "He did this, but with power still applied and possibly a gust affecting the aircraft, a normal touchdown was followed by a bounce, from which the aircraft landed heavily. It was only after a nearby Garuda Indonesia flight relayed the message to Air Traffic Control that it was correctly understood. We have a small problem. Pilots Malcolm Waters and David Hayhoe were given the Polaris Award - from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations - for their heroism. Im Captain Eric Moody, a native of coastal Georgia and a full time resident of Jekyll Island for over 25 years with 16 of those years has been spent as a fishing guide. City of Edinburgh, later renamed City of Elgin, continued to fly for British Airways after the incident, before being sold to European Aviation Air Charter. Effective date of retirement is no later than August 1, 2022. In this photo taken from the view of a plane window, smoke billows out from a plane that caught fire at McCarran international airport. In perhaps historys most famous forced landing, Captain Chelsey Sully Sullenberger successfully crash-landed US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River after the plane hit a large flock of birds and both engines were disabled. "We glided from 37,000ft to 12,000ft before we got [the engines] going again," recalls Capt Moody. The crew decided that if the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude by the time they reached 12,000 feet (3,700m) they would turn back out to sea and attempt to ditch into the Indian Ocean. In 37 short, direct, and simple words, Captain Moody conveyed the following: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. He then called out how high they should be at each DME step along the final approach to the runway, creating a virtual glide slope for them to follow. BA Flight 38, using a Boeing 777-200ER, had completed all but two miles of its 5,000-mile journey from Beijing to Heathrow when its engines suddenly failed to respond to the crews demand for extra thrust. Reports suggested there were a total of 413 passengers and 26 crew on board the two planes. So the story had a happy ending. MOODY: No, they're not. Part of the floor at the rear gave way, severing a control cable and disabling an engine. The engines had enough electrical power to restart because one generator and the onboard batteries were still operating; electrical power was required for ignition of the engines. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Eric Moody THE HAMPSHIRE pilot of the infamous 1982 British Airways Flight 9 incident today said he believed the Malaysian Airlines MH370 was brought down deliberately. Aviation safety advances helped stave off BA plane fire disaster, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The landing was hard and fast Pearson had to brake so hard he blew two tyres, while the aircrafts nose fell off, starting a small fire but all 61 on board survived unharmed. SIMON: This was nearly three decades ago. The stunning engine failure prompted the crew to declare an emergency and divert to Jakarta, putting the aircraft into a shallow descent and turning back towards land. All they knew was that the jumbo jet, which was en route to Perth from Kuala Lumpur as part of a London-Auckland trip, had become a glider. You just need the ability to think calmly through. Dec 2021 - Present1 year 2 months. In September 2009 the environmental group 10:10 bought the fuselage of City Of Edinburgh to be made into tags. Moody, first officer Roger Greaves and flight engineer Barry Townley-Freeman had no idea what had caused the unprecedented and statistically improbable multiple failure. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. According to Chinese media, the pilot, named He Chao, was at the helm of an Airbus A320-200, preparing to take off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The restaurants actually worth dining at near 11 of Europe's biggest tourist traps, Sully,a veteran pilot with 19,663 hours of flying experience, revealed to Telegraph Travel last year, this Cathay Pacific service from Surabaya Juanda International Airport, This is precisely what happened to one Flybe captain. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. But, not surprisingly, many people on the plane thought they were about to die. The plane returned to Detroit, and - despite being forced to land dangerously fast - McCormick touched down safely. -3 hrs ago, What volcanic ash does to planes-13 hrs ago, Why is volcanic ash a threat to planes? On 24 June 1982, the route was flown by the City of Edinburgh, a 747-236B. But it developed into something more than we'd ever seen before.". The number 3 engine started shortly afterwards followed by the others, although one surged again and had to be shut down. I trust you are not in too much distress.. Im married to the lovely Claire Moody who is the General Manger of the Seafarer Inn and Suites on Jekyll. The resulting explosive decompression tore off a larger section of the roof, and a 57-year-old flight attendant called Clarabelle Lansing was swept from her seat and out of the hole in the aircraft. The second engine failed 30 seconds later and the other two shortly afterwards. They calculated the giant Boeing could glide for less than 25 minutes from 37,000 feet and there was a problem with high mountains between the aircraft and Jakarta. And If Id tried to do things by the book, I dont know whether wed still be here.. And quite honestly, it would probably be too heavy to make commercial sense. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. The windscreen had been effectively sandblasted by the ash and, while the instruments on the aircraft were working, that wasnt true of the instrument landing system (ILS) in Jakarta. Shortly before touchdown, "his prosthetic limb became detached from the yoke clamp, depriving him of control of the aircraft," said an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report. In a similar incident to BA Flight 38, this Cathay Pacific service from Surabaya Juanda International Airport in Indonesia suddenly lost the ability to change thrust as it neared Hong Kong, landing at almost twice the recommended speed. As they performed the engine restart procedure, engine number four finally started, and at 13:56 UTC (20:56 Jakarta time), Moody used its power to reduce the rate of descent. Henkey is the latest man and all these heroes are men, owing to an industry where women are still an extreme minority to join the ranks of airplane pilots who demonstrated quick thinking in the face of destruction. same chemical used to bleach hair from bottles. Coastal Expeditions Charter Fishing and Dolphin Cruises. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. The idea proposed from studies in mice is that melanin-making cells produce hydrogen peroxide, which is normally broken down by an enzyme called catalase. We had a really good team there when it came to experience and airmanship, he says of BA9. He says pilots of his era expected things to go wrong and thought ahead about what they would do when that happened. The near-miss was compared to the 1977 Tenerife Airport disaster, the deadliest aviation accident of all time, in which 583 people were killed after two Boeing 747s collided on the runway. The overnight cases like Marie Antoinettes are harder to explain. WebCaptain Moody served with British Airways for 32 years, retiring in 1996 with over 17,000 flight hours. The crew began engine restart drills, despite being well above the recommended maximum engine in-flight start envelope altitude of 28,000 feet (8,500m). Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops delivered daily to your inbox. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. It blew four tyres when it landed, but no one was hurt. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. WebPresident, Moodys Analytics: Michael West: President, Moodys Investors Service: John J. Goggins: Executive Vice President & General Counsel: Senior Vice Presidents; Maral Kazanjian: Chief People Officer: Scott Kenney: Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive: David Platt: Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Sullivan The pilot chose to continue to accelerate and performed a steep take-off, avoiding a collision by just 19 metres (62 feet). So a severe shock could trigger hair loss, but with only the coloured hairs falling out, leaving someone who already has some grey with a whole head of white hair. We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. There are times, he tells Flight Safety Australia, that pilots need to work outside the rules and this was one of them. One of the first signs of a problem came when smoke began to accumulate in the cabin. Effective date of retirement is no later than August 1, 2022. WebEric Moody (Captain) Continued flying for British Airways until retiring in 1996 Roger Greaves (First Officer) Unknown Barry Townley-Freeman (Flight Engineer) Has since retired from British Airways Fire Fight (Air Canada 797) Donald Cameron (Captain) They'd stopped back up at 37,000 feet. The first sign of trouble came as the plane, which had hit cruising height, headed past Java over the south-eastern Indian Ocean. We traveled 80 nautical miles forward, and 15,000 feet or so. Airmanship may sound old school but former British Airways captain Eric Moody argues it is just as important now as it was when he and his crew struggled to restart all 4 engines on his Boeing 747-200 in 1982. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. All four engines have stopped. A flight attendant grabbed Lancaster to keep him from flying away. His hair took a year to turn completely white. This is your captain speaking. When all four engines on the Boeing 747 being flown by Captain Eric Moody shut down at 37,000ft, he hadn't a clue why. We have a small problem. In some cases the white hairs are unaffected by the condition. WebSingle Family Office. We have a small problem. If you would like to comment on this article or anything else you have seen on Future, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter. She was imprisoned for a year, so perhaps she was denied hair dye in captivity and by the time she appeared in public again at her execution with her hair cut short her grey roots had grown out. Disclaimer All content within this column is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. Shortly after that, engines one and two successfully restarted as well. It was the first officer, co-pilot, it was - and the flight engineer. Though incredibly rare, there have been a few other instances where commercial airliners have been forced to make a landing on water. SIMON: So when did you find out that it was - you'd run into a volcano? Less than a minute later, at 13:43 UTC (20:43 Jakarta time), engine two surged and flamed out. "; The passenger jet effectively turned into a glider, Capt Moody accepting an award after his safe handling of the crisis, Clare Wickett, a flight attendant on BA 009, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, How the world's oldest clove tree defied an empire, Why Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin quit, How Captain Eric Moodys brush with volcanic ash became aircraft lore-2 hrs ago, Why is volcanic ash a threat? And here's Wikipedia's description of the incident: British Airways Flight 9, sometimes referred to by its callsign Speedbird 9 or Jakarta incident,[1] was a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Auckland, with stops in Bombay, Madras, Kuala Lumpur, Perth, and Melbourne. And thats something thats not changed at all. WebCaptain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." I was always brought up to expect the aeroplane might break any minute, he adds. However, production of the enzyme drops as we age, and the build-up of hydrogen peroxide blocks melanin production. Hackett took the unorthodox decision to immediately re-land at Stansted rather than climb away and touch down later. On the flight deck, however, Greaves's mask was broken; the delivery tube had detached from the rest of the mask. He just wanted to get the plane on the ground. 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