Hi all,
There are two interesting threads running on the use of automatics;
Auto flight vs hand-flying &
I’m starting to think…
Question: has there ever been an example of total autopilot failure on modern airliners? I’m talking A320/B737 (lol modern)/A330/B757 Etc to present day.
The 320 has two independent autopilots, the 737 is the same. I think the 757 has three?
I have flown with the autothrust INOP on the 320 for a day.
But has there ever been a case of BOTH APs failing during normal operations? Or dispatching with both APs INOP?
And to be clear; I’m asking about only complete AP failure - NOT failures that lead to loss of AP - for example dual hydraulic loss on the 320.
Regards,
BD