Latest newpaper report. - Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)A COMPUTER fault caused the autopilot system to be overridden, sending a Qantas plane into a mid-air plunge over WA last week, investigators say.
The air data computer - or inertial reference system - for the Airbus A330-300 sent erroneous information to the flight control computer causing the autopilot to disconnect, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said.