Friday, June 12, 2015
Falling airplane after missing files
The troop and cargo carrier crashed outside
Seville, Spain, on May 9 after three of its huge turboprop engines froze just minutes into a routine, pre-delivery test flight, killing four of
its six crew members.
Investigations are at an early stage but the key scenario being examined is that the data -- known as "torque calibration parameters" -- was accidentally wiped on three engines as the engine software was being installed at Airbus facilities.
Under the A400M's design, the first warning pilots would receive of the engine data problem would be when the plane was 400 feet (120 meters) in the air, according to a safety document seen by Reuters. On the ground, there is no cockpit alert.
"Nobody imagined a problem like this could happen to three engines," a person familiar with the 12-year-old project said.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Nobody imagined ? Well, check recent Dreamline's software bug.
Investigations are at an early stage but the key scenario being examined is that the data -- known as "torque calibration parameters" -- was accidentally wiped on three engines as the engine software was being installed at Airbus facilities.
Under the A400M's design, the first warning pilots would receive of the engine data problem would be when the plane was 400 feet (120 meters) in the air, according to a safety document seen by Reuters. On the ground, there is no cockpit alert.
"Nobody imagined a problem like this could happen to three engines," a person familiar with the 12-year-old project said.
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99% BAD HARDWARE WEEK: Nobody imagined ? Well, check recent Dreamline's software bug.
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