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Data Entry Blunders Force Air Asia Pilots To Land in Melbourne Instead of Malaysia (mashable.com)

Posted by msmash on from the cheap-data-entry-jobs dept.

A flight from Sydney to Malaysia ended up in Melbourne after the captain incorrectly entered the plane's location in its navigation system just before take-off, according to a safety investigation, whose conclusion was published this week. Mashable reports:The Air Asia pilots made several errors in entering data into the aircraft's navigation system, which caused them to follow an incorrect flight path out of Sydney, according to Australian transportation officials. While troubleshooting the incorrect flight path, the pilots were unable to fix the issue, and may have compounded it. The aircraft's systems would not allow the plane to be flown in instrument conditions and the weather also had deteriorated in Sydney by the time the pilots decided to turn back. They were directed via radar to a visual approach in Melbourne where they could land safely. The pilots did not believe the airport was located in Malaysia.

3 of 84 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I feel slightly dumber by Len · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's because the Slashdot summary is a copy of the article's correction paragraph. *facepalm*

  2. In related news ... by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... an article posted on Slashdot went seriously off course after editors entered data from suspect sources into their publishing system. Search and rescue has been mobilized but it is feared that many readers are already hopelessly lost.

    --
    Have gnu, will travel.
  3. Sounds familiar... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Air Asia pilots made several errors in entering data...

    So are they former or future Slashdot editors?