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Old 27th Nov 2022, 20:08
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Exactly.... the ATSB B777 report has some interesting material about the history of the ADIRU involved, as well as operating with disatch deviations.
Had the SAARU accelerometer inputs not moderated the ADIRU accelerometer inputs the MAS 777 would have been the first FBW aircraft to self-destruct due to software failure. When the pilots disconnected the autopilot the aircraft was finally under control. How would AI and an autopilot have coped with the spurious windshear warning on final back into Perth? The pilots disregarded it as they knew none existed and finally got that aircraft on the ground which was the safest place for it. Its ok though because the 777 is a design from the 90's that will soon be replaced by......
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