The aviation accident that will be discussed in this paper is the British Airways Flight 5390. The accident happened on June 10, 1990 during the plane’s flight from Birmingham airport to Malaga, Spain. The plane took off at 7:20 am local time at the Birmingham airport with 81 passengers, four cabin crews and two flight crews. The plane was captained by Tim Lancaster, an experienced pilot with 11,050 flight hours, and co-piloted by Alastair Achison, also an experienced pilot with 7,500 flight hours. The co-pilot, Atchison, handled the take-off from Birmingham Airport at 7:20 am local time and when the plane was stable in its climb Atchison gave the controls to Lancaster. The pilots released their shoulder harnesses and Lancaster also loosened his lap seat belt. At 7:33 am, the plane was …show more content…
A review of the quality management was conducted after the incident. The “Swiss Cheese” model was adequate in explaining the cause of the accidents because the accident could have been prevented if there was proper quality assurance and supervision.
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