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Laptop possible cause for Qantas plunge

By: southnet send a private message
Perth : Australia | about 1 year ago  
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The Qantas Airbus that plunged approximately 5,000 feet in 5 seconds causing over 70 people to be injured, may have had it's instrumental devices hampered by a Laptop or Mobile phone.

Recently a passenger using a wireless mouse sent a Qantas plane 3 degrees off course, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau report revealed.

The enquiry is said to take up to 6 months to fully determine the potential factors and causes of the drop in altitude.

Passengers from the plane said that this realised the worst fear of flying, with many thinking they were about to die.

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  • News Source: The Australian | about 1 year ago
    Qantas incident have found no evidence suggesting a mobile phone or laptop computer caused the plane's uncontrolled descent above Western Australia, officials say. More than 70 people on Qantas flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth were injured when...
  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | about 1 year ago
    Thrown around passengers' damaged Qantas plane Posted October 10, 2008 15:06:00 The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says extensive damage to the Qantas aircraft involved in Tuesday's emergency landing reveals passengers and objects were violently...
  • News Source: The Australian | about 1 year ago
    ore than 70 people on QF72 from Singapore to Perth were injured when the Airbus A330-300, carrying 303 passengers and 10 crew, suddenly dropped altitude on Tuesday. A preliminary review of the data indicated the aircraft climbed about 200ft from a...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 year ago
    This was closely followed by a further nose-down pitch where the aircraft descended about 400 feet in about 16 seconds before returning once again to the cruising level.” Investigators say they are examining all possibilities and have also held...
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