sj
>If you look at the famous "chain of events" leading to an accident, how many parameters here did almost make it happen? The well known 5, 4, 3, 2...?<
Break the chain by visually checking control surface movements following the mtx. Surely applies to any a/c, fbw or pulleys particularly if it's the control system you've been d1cking with.
I think this illustrates not that computers are infallible - we all know they are not, rather we have come to expect them to be. Many millions of trouble-free hours can induce complacency. Yeah, the design could be better, but simply checking the work would have prevented this particular chain.
Bad practices, good crew.