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BEA Report on Air France Crash Inconclusive

Steve Scott

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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The second report on the crash of Air France Flight 447 says the circumstances of the fatal accident and its causes are still not determined. But BEA, the French accident investigation agency, believes current testing appear inadequate to evaluate how airliner systems, including pitot tubes, will perform at high altitudes under severe weather conditions. The latest BEA report calls for studies on the affect of cloud masses and severe icing conditions on jetliners. BEA also calls for flight data recorder…

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