How Did EVERYONE Miss THIS!? | Malaysian Airlines Flight 134

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On the 18th July 2018 an Airbus A330-300 was getting ready to depart from Brisbane International Airport in Queensland, Australia for Kuala Lumpur. Shortly after the take-off roll was initiated, the flight crew was suddenly aware that they had no indication of airspeed on their PFD’s (Primary Flight Display). What was the cause of this and how did the story unfold? Stay tuned.
Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Sources
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Final Report:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5780947...

Image Mud Dauber Wasp
https://i.redd.it/xoi0poca86o31.jpg

Dauber Wasp Nest:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...

Mud Wasp Nest:
https://tucson.com/dont-fear-the-mud-...

Pitot Tube A330:
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/qu...

Airspeed Gauge Cessna:
https://pilotworkshop.com/tips/pilot_...

Pitot Tube Schematic
https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/pitot-...

A330 and Pitot Cover:
https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/pitot-...

Infested Tubes:
http://avherald.com/h?article=46bd994d

ATSB Warning Letter:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5774896/...

Brisbane Airport:UNKNOWN
https://www.passengerterminaltoday.co...

Malaysia Airlines 1: oneworld.com
https://www.oneworld.com/members/mala...

Malaysia Airlines 2: Reuters
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/...

Inattentional Blindness 1: psychologytoday.com
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...

Inattentional Blindness Article: Daniel Simons / smithsonianmag.com
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc...

Malaysia Airlines HQ: Foxy Who
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Malaysia Fleet: Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/malaysia-a...

A330 Schematic: flightglobal.com
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/08/7d/...

Aircraft used: JARDesign 330 Airliner:
https://store.x-plane.org/JARDesign-3...

*Credit for this content goes to Mentour Pilot

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