TransAsia flight GE235, which crashed into a river in Taipei, killing 35 people, failed to produce enough thrust after take-off, authorities announced last week. Data from the recovered Black Box data and voice recorder reveal that one engine was turned off and restarted. The aircraft, powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127M engines, showed a warning of the right engine stalling showing five times before the crash. The right engine entered a state called “auto-feather”, in which it reduced thrust to the propeller. The flight crew then reduced acceleration to the left engine and then attempted to restart it, but

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