On February 4, 2015, TransAsia Airways passenger flight GE 235, an ATR 72-600 aircraft, B-22816, took off from Songshan Airport at 1051 Taip...
On February 6 an investigation team was organized with total of 38 members including advisors from Aircraft Manufacturer (ATR), Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) (France), Engine Manufacturer (PWC), Transport Canada(TC), Transportation Safety Board, Canada (TSB), TransAsia Airways and Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan).
The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) were recovered on February 4. The CVR contained 2 hours of recording and the FDR recorded approximately 750 types of data.
On February 5, most of the aircraft wreckage were recovered and transferred to SongShan Airforce base.
GE235 flight received take off clearance from SongShan tower at 1051:13, after took off, at 1052:33.8 ATC controller requested the crew to contact Taipei approach.
After 5 seconds, (1052:38.3), master warning sounded in the cockpit associated with right engine(2) flame out procedure message on display unit. The crew called it out.
At 1053:04.0 the recorded parameters indicated that the left engine power lever(1) was progressively retarded to flight idle.
At 1053:24, the left engine condition lever (1) was set to fuel shutoff position resulting in left engine (1) shutdown.
Between 1053:12.6 to 1053:18.8, several stall warnings sounded. Flight crew declared an emergency at 1053:34.9 and reported an engine flame out.
At 1054:09.2, flight crew called several time for engine restart. At 1054:20 the recorded parameters indicates a restart of the left engine(1).
At 1054:34.4, master warning sounded, 0.4 seconds later, CVR recorded unidentified sound. Both recorders stopped recording at 1054:36.
