AAP reports this morning that a computer fault caused the autopilot system to be overridden, sending a Qantas plane into a mid-air plunge over Western Australia last week, authorities said.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says that the air data computer, or inertial reference system, for the Airbus A330 300, sent erroneous information to the flight control computer causing the autopilot to disconnect, but the Bureau says the aircraft is safe, while Airbus has sent warnings to airlines that operate the A330 all over the world
More than 70 people on Qantas flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth were injured on Tuesday last week when the Airbus, carrying 303 passengers and 10 crew, suddenly dropped altitude.
People were hurled around the cabin and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Western Australia’s north.
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