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Interesting to see that the passenger in the video contradicts that explanation with his testimony of the pilot saying the instruments went blank for a few seco
by some1else 3y ago
Interesting to see that the passenger in the video contradicts that explanation with his testimony of the pilot saying the instruments went blank for a few seconds.
- lqet 3y agoThe pilot might not have given the true reason to passengers.
- imglorp 3y agoI find the dark screen report persuasive because there's an air worthiness directive against that 787 which will cause the reset of flight control l computers. That would be consistent with both the dark screens story and the loss of control, if true.
- rootusrootus 3y agoExcept that the expected loss of control would not have suddenly changed the direction of the plane, but instead kept the direction from being suddenly changed.
- imglorp 3y agoNow there's word from Boeing that seat switch can be inadvertantly tripped by touching the cover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRF1YTVJ1Q4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRF1YTVJ1Q4
- wkat4242 3y agoWould they actually lie though? That's not very professional.
- lqet 3y agoAFAIK, the primary objective of pilots when talking to passengers in situations like this is not to be 100% honest, but to avoid a panic. In this particular instance, he might also have tried to protect the flight attendant or avoid personal/company embarrassment. Although as a passenger, "I was accidentally pushed against the controls" would comfort me much, much more than "the controls of the entire aircraft suddenly went black and we have no idea why".
- vient 3y agoGuess the real reason may also provoke anger in some passengers. You can argue with attendants if you know that crew did it, you can't really argue with a plane or forces of nature. For those passengers providing fake reason would ensure a safe flight.
- Hamuko 3y agoBecause "oops, we almost just accidentally killed all of you" isn't a nice thing to hear mid-flight.