SIMON: So your plane's going down. Maybe its the idea that the body reveals more than we think, that underneath the impressive calmness which allowed Captain Moody to save the lives of 247 passengers, his body was telling a different story. Hackett took the unorthodox decision to immediately re-land at Stansted rather than climb away and touch down later. We have a small problem. At around 12,000 feet, the number 4 engine restarted and Moody realised he could at least level off. If an exceptional speechwriter had spent a week composing the message, he or she couldn't have done better. Copyright Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia, Captain Moodys wisdom: the aeroplane might break any minute. We have a small problem. The restart attempts failed. Sorry. You have entered an incorrect email address! The subsequent explosive decompression saw part of the floor at the rear of the cabin give way, severing a control cable and disabling one of the engines. Although the airspace around Mount Galunggung was closed temporarily after the incident, it was reopened days later. So Fred developed this but he couldn't find anybody to put it into production. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. It kissed the earth and we were on the ground safely. New York, New York, United States. SIMON: They are several hundred people that I bet feel they owe their lives to you and your crew. WebCaptain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement." But within six months of the incident he noticed that the tip of his quiff had turned white. In 37 short, direct, and simple words, Captain Moody conveyed the following: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. On the flight deck, however, Greaves's mask was broken; the delivery tube had detached from the rest of the mask. It was scrapped at Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, England, in 2009. [3], At approximately 13:42 UTC (20:42 Jakarta time), engine number four began surging and soon flamed out. Eventually, the overall effect of a combination of coloured and colourless hair, especially in people with dark hair, is grey. 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. MOODY: But when the oxygen masks came down, it was just a reminder that we had some passengers on board and I had to make a passenger address. Hamble was strong on airmanship and those early lessons stuck with Moody throughout his career. Pa XXX" on the cover of his ticket wallet.[2]. His head and torso were outdoors at 17,300 feet and being battered by 300mph winds while his legs remained inside, with flight attendants gripping him tightly. All four engines have stopped. It wasn't me any more than the other two on the flight deck. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. He says pilots of his era expected things to go wrong and thought ahead about what they would do when that happened. 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 And then another and another. Ultimately, to study exactly what happens you would need to examine the hair before and after a shocking incident, carefully assessing its colour and thickness. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops delivered daily to your inbox. SIMON: This was nearly three decades ago. The plane, with first officer, the ironically named John Coward, at the controls, landed around 270 metres short of the runway, just beyond the A30. Airmanship is as important as technical flying skills but harder to teach. I trust you are not in too much distress.. It is thought to be caused by an auto-immune response, where the bodys defence system turns on itself. A total of 40 passengers, including 18 Leeds players, and four crew were on board theHawker Siddeley 748 as it barrelled down the runway at Stansted Airport, bound for Leeds-Bradford. All four engines have stopped. "The commander's decision to land the aircraft immediately on the runway remaining was sensible in the circumstances," anAir Accidents Investigation Branch report concluded. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. In 1996, a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed into the ocean near the Comoros Islands after running out of fuel. Pearson initially thought a fuel pump had failed but soon realized the engines had lost power, and was able to glide the Boeing 767-233 safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park airport. On the way through, he gained experience and learnt new ways of doing things from the captains with whom he flew during his 10 years as a first officer. 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. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. She managed to trace some 200 of the 247 passengers on the flight, and went on to marry a fellow survivor, James Ferguson, who had been seated in the row in front of her. The medical name for the sudden whitening of the hair is canities subita. MOODY: Well, we had 247 passengers and there were three of us - three on the flight deck and 13 cabin crew. 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. Most Popular Now | 56,514 people are reading stories on the site right now. In some cases the white hairs are unaffected by the condition. MOODY: I mean you're the first person at the scene of an accident and you're the first person to get the blame for an accident. Moody's announcement was actually more than that. 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 have a small problem. The same thing is said to have happened to several historical figures, but in a far shorter time frame. "[10], British Airways continued to operate the Flight 9 route from London Heathrow to Sydney; in March 2012 the route was curtailed to Bangkok. Capt Moody, who had left the cockpit for a stroll, was summoned back to the flight deck. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We had a really good team there when it came to experience and airmanship, he says of BA9. 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) With nerves of steel, the captain, Eric Moody, miraculously landed the plane. Moody and his crew began trying to restart the engines, even though the number 4 engine was technically not allowed. Life-threatening situations are not only rare, but unpredictable and no ethics committee is going to let you induce a sufficiently terrifying experience in a lab volunteer. Effective date of retirement is no later than August 1, 2022. 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. He attended a school near Winchester that had an RAF cadet force and, importantly, learnt to fly a glider at 16. We have a small problem. 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. "That's not unusual in high wispy cloud. 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. He obtained his private pilot licence at 17 flying Hornet Moths, Tiger Moths and Chipmunks and from there it was off to the BOAC training college at Hamble. 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.. 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 In 1988, a 737, flown by Aloha Airlines with 90 people on board was en route to Honolulu, cruising at an altitude of 24,000 feet, when a small section of the roof ruptured. Plane going down. Although there were guidelines for the water landing procedure, no one had ever tried it in a Boeing 747, nor has anyone since. Then he ordered the evacuation of the 157 passengers and 13 crew members. All four engines have stopped. 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. Chesley Sullenberger III, at the helm of US Airways Flight 1549, managed to land safely on the Hudson River after a flock of Canada geese disabled both the aircrafts engines just 2,818 feet above the ground. We got two or three thousand feet of clear air. 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. It was a masterpiece, period. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. That changed 5 years later when he visited BOAC flying boat captains with his father and heard the stories about their lives. Moody displaying the cool-headed nature required of a pilot made the following announcement to his passengers: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Eventually, after quarter of an hour without any power, the engines were brought back to life. Moody was just 3 years old when he expressed a desire to be fighter pilot after watching World War II dogfights over the Southampton docks. Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. But 10 years ago it had a very close call. Out of the 175 people on board, 125 died in the accident. As the ash entered the engines, it melted in the combustion chambers and adhered to the inside of the power-plant. Captain Moody is not alone. Without engine thrust, a 747-200 has a glide ratio of approximately 15:1, meaning it can glide forward 15 kilometres for every kilometre it drops. Or perhaps the immune response might target the pigment-producing system, which would explain why those no follicles no longer producing coloured hair are unaffected. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse. In September 2009 the environmental group 10:10 bought the fuselage of City Of Edinburgh to be made into tags. Captain Chris Henkey and the crew of the Boeing 777-200 bound for Londons Gatwick airport from Las Vegas had to abandon the takeoff partway down the runway when one of the two engines caught fire. The minimum time in grade to be considered eligible for retirement is two years. Then theres a more recent case study of a 54-year-old woman in Switzerland who had a small patch of hair loss. "It was, yeah, a little bit frightening.". I trust you are not in too much distress.. Officers selected for but not promoted to the next higher grade must specifically decline promotion in their retirement in lieu of orders (RILO) request. The first sign of trouble came as the plane, which had hit cruising height, headed past Java over the south-eastern Indian Ocean. We finish on a slightly comical note. However, Jakarta Area Control misunderstood the message, interpreting the call as meaning that only engine number four had shut down. We have a small problem. We have a small problem. But that was the least of my worries, I have to say. WebCaptain Moody served with British Airways for 32 years, retiring in 1996 with over 17,000 flight hours. The plane headed back to Jakarta where it landed safely, though even then one of the engines had failed again. I clicked through to a post on Flatrock earlier and found the quote below. Captain Eric Moody gave an interview to the July 2010 edition of Flaps Podcast, where he recounted his experience. Aviation safety advances helped stave off BA plane fire disaster, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Captain John Hackettwas praised in 1998 for averting disaster after his Emerald Airways jet, with the Leeds United football team on board, experienced an engine fire during take-off. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. When the French queen, Marie Antoinette was led to the guillotine at the age of 37, her hair is said to have turned white the night before in anticipation of her execution. Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. But as Claudia Hammond finds out, it is difficult to get to the root of the problem. And I found that difficult because the internal telephone system wasn't working. Captain Eric Moody was later praised for a cabin announcement that was described as "a masterpiece of understatement.". The plane landed in Jakarta. Always consult your own GP if you're in any way concerned about your health. Furthermore, the dust sandblasted the windscreen, making it almost impossible to see. It wasnt until sometime after landing that the crew discovered volcanic ash was the cause of the engine failures. 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. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. 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 idea proposed from studies in mice is that melanin-making cells produce hydrogen peroxide, which is normally broken down by an enzyme called catalase. 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. But the flight engineer summed it up at the time when he said: That was like thinking through treacle.. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w We love you. Its just one of those things that you gain or you learn from other people and experience.. I trust you are not in too much distress.. 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. In 1982, a British Airways 747 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash near Indonesia. Its a common tale, even said to have happened to Marie Antoinette. It was only after a Singapore Airlines 747 was forced to shut down three of its engines while flying through the same area nineteen days later (13 July) that Indonesian authorities closed the airspace permanently and rerouted airways to avoid the area; a watch was set up to monitor clouds of ash. They had no idea what was causing the flame-outs. The first sign that something untoward was happening had been unusually intense St Elmos fire playing across the windscreen accompanied by an acrid smoke. We have a small problem. Despite the lack of time, Moody made an announcement to the passengers that has been described as "a masterpiece of understatement":[3]. Shortly after 13:40 UTC (20:40 Jakarta time) above the Indian Ocean, south of Java, the flight crew (consisting of Senior First Officer Roger Greaves and Senior Engineer Officer Barry Townley-Freeman while Captain Eric Moody was in the lavatory) first noted an effect on the windscreen similar to St Elmo's fire. We traveled 80 nautical miles forward, and 15,000 feet or so. Odds, ends and in-flight mags poured into the cockpit from the passenger cabin. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Owing to the high Indonesian mountains on the south coast of the island of Java, an altitude of at least 11,500 feet (3,500m) was required to cross the coast safely. Gliding as low as 12,000 feet, they turned back towards Indonesia. All four engines have stopped. One study showed that hair naturally greys through the same chemical used to bleach hair from bottles. It can be exacerbated by stress, which could account for the association of white hair with terrifying experiences. He eventually landed safely in Southampton, where Lancaster was treated for frostbite, shock and a broken arm. And we got to 13,000 feet and one engine started. "; 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? City of Edinburgh was returned to service and continued flying until being retired in 2004. WebMoody was then transferred to FBI Headquarters, OC Section, Criminal Investigative Division. 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. In this remarkable incident, on board a BA flight to Malaga with 81 passengers, a badly-fitted windscreen panel failed, sucking the captain, Tim Lancaster, halfway out of the cockpit. You can say its in my blood. "We were about to stall and fall out of the sky," said Captain Peter Burkill in an interview two years later. Accuracy and availability may vary. The flight crew immediately performed the engine shutdown drill, quickly cutting off fuel supply and arming the fire extinguishers. Airports are being closed across the UK after dust which spewed from a volcano in Iceland, began drifting southwards. 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. 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. After being ferried back to London, engine number four was replaced and major work was undertaken to return the aircraft to service. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. WebSingle Family Office. Will do best for boys. Little has changed since our flight. The sky was clear and the crew were happy because they had some extra Malaysian satay that night. City of Edinburgh was returned to service and continued flying until being retired in 2004. In trouble. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider We are all doing our damnedest to get them going again. We just kept trying. I trust you are not in too much distress.". We have a small problem. The captain, Eric Moody, tried to reassure passengers with the following statement: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. 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. When he opened the door to the cockpit he saw the windscreen ablaze with a St Elmo's fire - a discharge of static electricity. Dec 2021 - Present1 year 2 months. 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. Moody hadnt a clue why. Within a year the rest of his hair had done the same. [6] The crew subsequently requested and expedited an increase in altitude in order to clear the high mountains of Indonesia.[7]. Host Scott Simon talks to the retired pilot about the current cloud of volcanic ash drifting across Europe, and how airlines will have to cope. Say goodbye to worktime boredom. British Airways Flight 9from Heathrow to Auckland was passing over Jakarta when it ran into volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four of the 747's engines. But quite honestly, a pilot flies his feet, and wherever he goes the rest of the airplane follows. After its closing I did what most young people do at a tourist destination and started waiting tables and bartending. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. From November, 1981, to September, 1986, he coordinated all the FBIs Labor Racketeering investigations. We have a small problem. He just wanted to get the plane on the ground. "Not a day goes by without it crossing my mind," he told the BBC last year. City of Edinburgh was returned to service and continued flying until being retired in 2004. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. The airliner, flown by Captain Eric Moody, lost thrust from all four engines at 37,000ft. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Passengers who had a view out the aircraft windows noted that the engines were unusually bright, with light shining forward through the fan blades and producing a stroboscopic effect. 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. Can hair really turn white overnight? In 1982, a pilot called Captain Eric Moody was all ready for quiet overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Perth. 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 flight crew quickly determined that the aircraft was capable of gliding for 23 minutes and covering 91 nautical miles (169km) from its flight level of 37,000 feet (11,000m). After being assessed for post-traumatic stress disorder, Burkill returned to the cockpit five months later. We were down at 12,000 feet then. 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. Landing in gusty conditions is a minor inconvenience for any pilot. Plane going down. 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. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. It was only after a nearby Garuda Indonesia flight relayed the message to Air Traffic Control that it was correctly understood. SIMON: I mean, the engines were choking with volcanic ash, right? Im married to the lovely Claire Moody who is the General Manger of the Seafarer Inn and Suites on Jekyll. That pleased me more than anything. What now for Paul the eight-limbed oracle? It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up abadger's arse.". And the airplane actually landed itself. 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. As his aircraft was accelerating down the runway, however, a second China Eastern Airlines plane - an Airbus A330-300 arriving from Beijing - entered its path. 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. 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) He strongly believes pilots should learn to think beyond the process of following checklists and procedures by rote. -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. The cloud sandblasted the windscreen and landing light covers and clogged the engines. 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]. 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. 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. Will do best for boys. The City of Edinburgh had been cruising at 37,000 feet over the ocean on a June night w Moody's announcement was actually more than that. In his calmest pilots voice Moody made an announcement: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, This is your captain speaking. 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. 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. Sullenberger, now retired, speaks internationally on airline safety. The second engine failed 30 seconds later and the other two shortly afterwards. Its about this time Moody makes one of aviations most understated and famous passenger announcements: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. "For an aircraft travelling at about 125mph, that's carnage. The English lawyer Sir Thomas More, who was later canonised, was executed in the Tower of London in 1535, and again his hair was reported to have turned white before his death. Ash had clogged the engines, which only restarted when enough of the molten ash solidified and broke off. 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