Just wondering, if the ATSB will be quizzing passengers about "whether they were using computers or electronic equipment before a Qantas aircraft plunged hundreds of metres", wouldn't some pax be afraid that they might be found accountable and therefore deny that they were ever using one (even if they possibly were using one at the time)? In such a case, if the use of electronic devices did cause the incident, we might never really know.
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"On 19 Apr 1999, an Air India Airbus 320 en route from Singapore to Bombay via New Delhi had apparent had an autopilot failure at 27,000 feet, resulting in a dive that injured three crew members (two seriously) and an infant. The pilot was able to regain control, and manually flew the jet to Bombay. [Source: AFP, 19 Apr 1999]"
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That's sounds interesting, however something strikes me as odd. If the a/c was going via New Delhi ex Singapore, then I would imagine it would have been tracking pretty much directly towards New Delhi. When they had the problem (and I'm not sure how far from New Delhi they were), why would they divert to Bombay (Mumbai)?? For one, it would have been closer to New Delhi; and two, there are are many other closer airports they could have gone to (especially since it was an A320 and size wouldn't have been an issue).
