In June 1982, British Airways Flight 009, a Boeing 747 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Perth, encountered a cloud of volcanic ash from Mount Galunggung. The ash caused all four engines to fail, leaving the aircraft powerless at 37,000 feet. The crew initiated a dramatic descent, attempting to restart the engines as they dropped thousands of feet. Miraculously, after multiple restart attempts, the engines came back to life, and the crew safely landed the plane in Jakarta. This incident is a signifi

History hour: British Airways Flight 9 ‒ how a Boeing 747 lost all four engines - AeroTime