COCKPIT SEAT SWITCH CAUSED LATAM 787 PLUNGE

A sudden descent of a LATAM Boeing 787 was attributed to a cockpit seat switch incident. The co-pilot's seat was inadvertently pushed back, causing the aircraft to drop over 1,000 feet. This event underscores the critical importance of proper seat adjustments and cockpit safety protocols in aviation operations.

It is almost certain that a cockpit seat switch that moves the captain’s seat back and forward caused the LATAM 787 to plunge over the Tasman Sea injuring 50 passengers on March 11.

Flight Safety Detectives John Goglia has shared his inside information that indicates one of the pilot seats on the LATAM 787 was accidentally moved forward, jamming the pilot up against the control column and causing a sudden drop.

In a video special guest Miles O’Brien joins Todd Curtis and John Goglia to discuss this and another aviation incident from early March 2024. The second incident occurred on March 7, when a planespotter recorded a video of a wheel falling off of a 777 shortly after takeoff from San Francisco.

The location of the cockpit seat switch in the LATAM 787 aircraft is examined in detail.

Todd shares his experiences as a Boeing engineer working on the 777 development program. He and his colleagues identified design changes to deal with potential safety issues, but most of those changes never happened.

John shares his experiences with wheel separation events. He has an informed opinion on how the recent 777 wheel separation event may have happened. The NTSB needs to get to the root cause and provide the public with detailed information about what happened.

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