Originally Posted by
md80fanatic
Or that the keypad wasn't functioning properly. Just last week a 10-key keypad, that had worked flawlessly for over 10 years had a malfunction (6 key wouldn't register) leaving me with a locked gate between my vehicle and myself, and no way to get through it.
loads of poster doing as you have picking on 1 point and giving a example of doubt, you must look at the whole picture.
A) why didn't he answer radio, ah they failed at just the moment the captain left FD
B) why didn't he get out of his seat and let the pilot in -ah he was paralysed with fear.
C) Finally why did he change altitude setting having just reached ToC, just having a play was he.
COME ON look at the whole picture.