Final Report 789 (G-VBOW), vicinity Hong Kong China, 18 October 2019
Final Report 789 (G-VBOW), vicinity Hong Kong China, 18 October 2019
On 18 October 2019, a Boeing 787-9 descending to 4,500 feet to join the ILS for runway 25R at Hong Kong at 15 nm from touchdown failed to establish on the localiser. The autopilot was disconnected and the aircraft manually positioned onto the localiser from the north establishing at 12 nm with terrain proximity not sufficient to activate the EGPWS. It was found that the deviation was attributable to an anomaly in the aircraft type Autopilot Flight Director System and a corresponding Alert Service Bulletin was issued by Boeing to replace the faulty system component.






