US law firm sues Boeing for passenger injuries sustained during
Emirates crash landing
US-based Wisner Law Firm is suing plane maker Boeing on behalf
passengers on Emirates flight EK521, which crash landed at Dubai International
Airport in August 2016.
In a statement, the firm said it had filed a case against the
manufacturer of the 777-300 aircraft involved in the incident at the Circuit
Court of Cook County, Illinois, for physical and psychological injuries
sustained by passengers during the crash landing.
"Wisner Law Firm contends that the takeoff/go around (TO/GA) switch
on this aircraft was defectively designed," the firm said.
It went on to argue that the switch used by pilots to apply power to
the engines "when executing a go around" is "inhibited or deactivated for
several crucial seconds when the wheels of the aircraft touch the ground or come
within a certain distance from the ground".
EK521 "either briefly touched the ground or came within the preset
distance of the ground" causing the switch to be deactivated, according to the
statement.
"When the pilots applied the switch to apply power to the engines, no
power was supplied and the aircraft fell back violently to the ground, injuring
passengers and crew," Wisner added.
All of the 300 passengers and crew onboard the aircraft were
evacuated following the crash landing, but a firefighter died as a result of the
explosion of the centre wing fuel tank.
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority released an interim
investigation report earlier this month stating there were no mechanical issues
with the aircraft.
"Analysis of the data downloaded indicates that there were no
aircraft systems or engine abnormalities up to the time of the accident," it
said.
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