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Inadvertent Switch Selection Prompts Changes at BA

Steve Scott

Monday, August 9th, 2004

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HEATHROW AIRPORT, UK - The take-off go-around (TO/GA) switch tends to be activated inadvertently on the Boeing B747-400 more often than on other aircraft in the British Airways (BA) fleet, prompting the carrier to implement an interim measure to prevent it from happening. The situation might be described as an "ergonomic pilot trap." The problem involves the placement in close proximity of two switches on the throttle pedestal: the autothrottle (A/T) disconnect switch and the TO/GA switch. A press of…

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