08 JUN 2009 _____________________________________ *Brazil says 17 bodies recovered from jet crash *Iberia Pilot Behind Flight 447 Got Fuel for Detour, Globo Says *East African States Establish Joint Civil Aviation Agency *Close call at O'Hare: FAA cites controller error involving 2 airliners coming into airport *Fokker F-28 Landing Accident (Myanmar) *Airbus A319 Bird Strike (Italy) *************************************** Brazil says 17 bodies recovered from jet crash RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian military authorities say search boats scouring the Atlantic Ocean have now recovered 17 bodies of passengers on a doomed Air France flight that crashed a week ago. Air Force Col. Henry Munhoz says four of the bodies were men and four were women. He did not immediately provide information about the gender of the other bodies. The flight was carrying 228 people when it crashed the night of May 31. Munhoz also told reporters Sunday night that several structural parts of the Airbus 330 were recovered at the location from which Flight 447 sent a burst of messages saying it was having electrical problems and loss of cabin pressure. ***************** Iberia Pilot Behind Flight 447 Got Fuel for Detour, Globo Says June 6 (Bloomberg) -- The pilot of an Iberia Linhas Aereas de Espanha jet flying behind the Air France plane that disappeared this week sought extra fuel to avoid the storms that may have contributed to the crash, the Globo newspaper said. The Iberia pilot asked for the extra fuel before taking off from Rio de Janeiro to give him freedom to maneuver as thunderclouds and lighting developed across his flight path in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Globo reported, citing unnamed Iberia officials. It is unclear whether the pilot of doomed flight AF 447, which took off from Rio de Janeiro for Paris seven minutes before flight IB 6024 left for Madrid, asked for extra fuel, the newspaper reported. The distance gives pilots little margin to maneuver without risking running out of fuel, Globo said. When IB 6024 made a 30 mile detour to the east to avoid the Atlantic storms AF 447 was no longer on its radar, according to Globo, which cited a report from Iberia. ******************* East African States Establish Joint Civil Aviation Agency June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania ratified an agreement to establish the East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Agency. The nations “now have a forum to discuss and plan common measures required to ensure safety and orderly development of international civil aviation,” Kenya’s East African Community ministry said in an e-mailed statement dated yesterday. Rwanda and Burundi, who joined the East African Community in November 2006, will also benefit from the new aviation agency, the ministry said. ****************** Close call at O'Hare: FAA cites controller error involving 2 airliners coming into airport No injuries or damage in incident An air-traffic control error led to a close call between two airliners flying to O'Hare International Airport earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The incident occurred Monday and involved two American Airlines planes landing on parallel runways that are 4,800 feet apart. The FAA assigned its highest level of severity to the incident, which is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 making a turn under the direction of an air-traffic controller crossed in front of a Boeing 767, the FAA said. The two planes were at the same altitude and only 0.35 miles apart laterally at the closest point, according to a preliminary FAA review. Because of an error by the controller working O'Hare traffic from the FAA's radar facility in Elgin, the MD-82 "overshot the final approach coarse for Runway 28" and encroached on the airspace restricted for use by the 767 that was on a straight-in approach to Runway 27 Left, according to the FAA and the NTSB. Both planes landed safely and no injuries or damage to the aircraft was reported. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ohare-close-call_06jun06,0,1704191.story ****************** Fokker F-28 Landing Accident (Myanmar) Status: Preliminary Date: 06 JUN 2009 Time: 08:20 Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 Operator: Myanma Airways Registration: XY-ADW C/n / msn: 11114 First flight: 1977-03-14 (32 years 3 months) Engines: 2 Rolls Royce 555-15P Spey Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Sittwe-Civil Airport (AKY) (Myanmar) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Yangon-Mingaladon Airport (RGN/VYYY), Myanmar Destination airport: Sittwe-Civil Airport (AKY/VYSW), Myanmar Flightnumber: 409 Narrative: A Myanma Airways Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 was substantially damaged when it suffered an accident while landing on the Sittwe-Civil Airport (AKY). News reports suggest the airplane landed next to the runway or suffered a runway excursion on landing. Three people, including the pilot, were injured. The landing gear and one wing of the jet were severely damaged. A NOTAM for Sittwe Airport, listed as current in the U.S. Defense Internet NOTAM Service, suggest that the runway threshold and edge lights were unserviceable. Also, the VASIS were reported inoperative. The airport's single runway, 11/29 is a bitumen runway 6001 feet (1829 m) in length. A measurement of satellite imagery indicates a runway length (threshold-to-threshold of about 4400 feet (1340 m). (aviation-safety.net) ****************** Airbus A319 Bird Strike (Italy) Date: 07-JUN-2009 Time: abt 7:30 am Type: Airbus A319-100 Operator: Wind Jet Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 Airplane damage: None Location: Lampedusa - Italy Phase: Approach Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Forlì - FRL Destination airport: Lampedusa - LMP Narrative: The flight IV-458 ingested a bird into its left engine while on approach to Lampedusa. The airplane continued for a safe landing. (aviation-safety.net) ****************** Curt Lewis, P.E., CSP CURT LEWIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC