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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Stuart Andrew (Conservative) on Monday, 8 July 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


A400M Aircraft: Accidents

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances were of any crashes involving A400M aircraft.

Answer

There has been one crash of an industry-operated A400M, on 9 May 2015. The aircraft was on a test flight, having just completed production in Seville. The crash was investigated by the Spanish Air Accident Investigation Authority, who attributed the cause of the accident to how the engine software had been loaded. A fleetwide software change has since been implemented to prevent the possibility of a reoccurrence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
272156
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Accidents A400M aircraft
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk