Originally Posted by ECAM_Actions
A330 under-going autopilot test flights (AP couldn't be disengaged after a go-around and it stalled).
- That is inaccurate. The autopilot was left engaged for a very long time intentionally to be able to analyse the problem better after the flight. It could have been disengaged earlier.
- It was not an A320
- It was the autopilot, not the flight control (fly-by-wire) software. The MD80 also has an autopilot, which is computer software.
- It was a test flight.
See also the
entry in our compendium.
Paris air crash (still can't decide which version of events is correct)
Incident with A320 making un-commanded pitch maneuvers on approach, but thankfully didn't crash.
This was caused by an intermittent fault in the THS actuator system. Nothing to do with software.
Bernd