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Varig Flight 254 was another similar case [1]. Bad FMC data entry during preflight caused pilots to fly west, rather than east, until they were too low on fuel
by twistedpair 5y ago
Varig Flight 254 was another similar case [1].
Bad FMC data entry during preflight caused pilots to fly west, rather than east, until they were too low on fuel and crashed into the Amazon rainforest. Sun was setting, so cardinal direction was obvious, leading some passengers to ask flight attendants why they were flying the wrong direction, but they were brushed off.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varig_Flight_254 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varig_Flight_254
- supernova87a 5y agoWell, that's just unforgiveable, reading about the details. The passengers even tried to alert the crew but were rebuffed. To be so situationally unaware for that long, and with that many people's lives in your hands. I mean, it was 1989 but still.