Prelim. report on serious incident, easyJet B737

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Problemer oppsto under testflight før overlevering til ny operatør. Flyet stupte fra FL150 til omtrentlig 5000 fot.

A Boeing 737-73V, G-EZJK, experienced a violent pitch down during a combined maintenance check and customer demonstration flight. Vmo was exceeded by 100 knots, and a 10,000 foot loss of altitude occurred.

Utdrag fra rapporten:

The commander rolled the wings level and attempted to arrest the rate of descent wich had increased considerably, peaking at 21,000 fpm (...)

AAIB Special Bulletin S2/2009