> > In case anyone believes laptops and such can interfere with flight controls: > > > QANTAS DIVE TRACED TO COMPUTER GLITCH > The abrupt dive of a Qantas A330-300 last week that injured scores of > passengers wasn't caused by a passenger's electronic device, but by an > internal > breakdown in the Airbus's flight-control computer system, the Australian > Transport > Safety Bureau said on Tuesday. The aircraft was flying at FL 370 en route from > Singapore to Perth when the Inertial Reference System malfunctioned, which > resulted in the autopilot automatically disconnecting, the ATSB said. However, > the faulty unit continued to feed false information to the flight-control > computers, which even with autopilot off, still command the control surfaces. > Very > high, random and incorrect values of the angle of attack led the computers to > command a nose-down aircraft movement. The crew was able to recover within > seconds, with a maximum altitude loss of 650 feet and a maximum pitch down of > about 8.5 degrees, the ATSB said. Airbus told the ATSB it has never heard of a > similar malfunction, but all operators of aircraft that use the system have > been > informed of the incident and provided guidance for a crew response to > minimize the effect of any similar failure. The ATSB said its investigation is > continuing. > > RLE
Hope the next similar Airbus "glitch" doesn't occur at 600 ft AGL. Tony Wirtel _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
