TransAsia turboprops resume flights following crash
Taiwanese carrier TransAsia said it has completed required checks on all its turboprop aircraft following the crash of Flight GE235 which plunged into a river after striking a bridge.
A statement by the airline said its 10 ATR 72s had been inspected and are back in service.
Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration had ordered checks on the engines, fuel control system, propeller systems, and ignition connectors after the fatal crash earlier this week.
Flight data recorders have revealed that Flight GE235 ditched into a river after the power was cut to both engines just 37 seconds after taking off from Taipei airport.
The pilots tried to stop and restart one of the engines, without success, and the aircraft crashed into the Keelung river 72 seconds later, killing at least 35 of the 58 passengers and crew onboard.
It was the second deadly accident in seven months for TransAsia involving the same type of plane but experts said poor weather was the main factor in the earlier crash.
The flight crew have been hailed for dodging buildings in the heavily built up area and it is thought the pilot may have tried to attempt a crash landing on water.
"He really tried everything he could," Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said of pilot Liao Chien-tsung.
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