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Report: Airbus transport crash caused by “wipe” of critical engine control data
More details are emerging about the software problem that caused the crash. Airbus had already revealed that the fatal crash of an Airbus A400M military transport was caused by what was described as a "quality issue in the final assembly" of the electronic control units (ECU)—a fault in software configuration that led to a loss of control of the aircraft and resulted in the death of four crew members. Reuters reported additional details today provided by individuals familiar with the… (arstechnica.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Chances of failure were small but they got very big when it did happen. Better it happened pre delivery if it had to happen I am just hesitant about an outfit that is that arrogant about there can do no wrong computer system. We may not see anything very often but when we do it will be catastrophic.
I just do not understand how any software engineer or aerospace systems engineer can believe they know better that the pilot flying the aircraft and automatically shutdown an engine for them. How can the test pilots even accept such a system? Notify the pilot the engine should be shutdown and make it easy to shutdown, but not until the pilot flying the aircraft agrees.
Well, as I read it, that is where the bug was, that it got WIPED and there was no ground warning about it at all. They weren't but about 1500-1600 ft. If it had give a ground warning as it should have, they would have never taken off. Regardless, that is the part I don't like. I want the computer or anything like it to be a tool but I want the final decision to be mine. Some of these Airbus drivers out here love 'em and some hate 'em. I heard the same on Boeing before they bought MD so it just goes to show you can't please everybody. You got what you got. You can deal with it or go find another job I guess.
"The aircraft's software is designed to shut down malfunctioning engines to prevent them from affecting the operation of the aircraft. But a software failure of more than two engines was never taken into consideration". Confronting the arrogance of an engineer, and a French one at that! Too bad that their lack of consideration doesn't take them with it!
Well seems the frogs have a way of dealing with those who screw up that's jail.
What is surprising though is all the convoluted French laws naming individuals. Reckon the authorities will dig in here on one of their own corporations and try to dig out an individual. They sure didn't have any problem going after somebody when the Concorde crashed, after a Continental mechanic made a mistake but then that was a lot more people that were killed.