[HN Gopher] Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modific...
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       Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modifications to 6k
       planes
        
       Author : nrhrjrjrjtntbt
       Score  : 68 points
       Date   : 2025-11-28 21:16 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | More discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46082296
        
       | loloquwowndueo wrote:
       | At least they didn't wait for a crash before doing this :/
        
         | Iridescent_ wrote:
         | The proper reaction when you have a potential issue in your
         | engineering
        
           | loloquwowndueo wrote:
           | Sorry forgot to add "unlike that other aerospace company"
        
             | nickff wrote:
             | Airbus is not immune to design & manufacturing issues with
             | fatal consequences, they're just not too-of-mind these
             | days. A similar issue seems to have 'cropped up' on this
             | flight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_72
             | 
             | There was a television show (episode) about another design
             | issue (which was fatal) some time ago:
             | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
        
         | limagnolia wrote:
         | It was only discovered after a flight experienced the issue,
         | though. It could have been much more serious.
        
       | loeg wrote:
       | The live feed buries the only useful information at the very
       | bottom of the article:
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       | > The plane manufacturer says it has found that intense radiation
       | from the Sun could corrupt data crucial to flight controls.
       | 
       | > It's thought most will be able to undergo a simple software
       | update.
       | 
       | > The issue was discovered after a JetBlue aircraft en-route from
       | Mexico to the United States in October experienced a 'sudden drop
       | in altitude'.
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       | > The plane made an emergency landing, with reports at the time
       | suggesting 15 to 20 people suffered minor injuries.
       | 
       | > It's thought the incident was caused by intense solar
       | radiation, which corrupted data in a computer used to help
       | control the aircraft.
        
         | piker wrote:
         | Interesting how radiation issues could be solved in software.
        
           | lazide wrote:
           | Finally turning on the ECC RAM option?
        
           | mandeepj wrote:
           | Maybe there's a range that requires a change?
           | 
           | Now imagine, if it was over the air update, then maybe there
           | would be no disruption?
        
           | matja wrote:
           | Perhaps it's improving the checksum algorithm on network
           | packets, or even ... adding one.
        
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