Typo's that are not nice.

[flying dog]

This is a "cut/paste" job I found else where and thought it may be nice here too.

 

More avionics was supposed to make flying safer..

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/25/3121132.htm?section=justin

 

Typos behind string of take-off mishaps

 

By Barbara Miller

 

Updated 7 hours 22 minutes ago

 

* Audio: Typos blamed for airline safety problems (ABC News)

 

A report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has concluded that a string of take-off incidents and accidents in Australia and overseas were caused by simple data entry errors.

 

The bureau found 31 incidents in the past 20 years that could be put down to typos or miscalculations, including a 2004 cargo flight from Halifax, Canada for which the wrong take-off weight was entered into the flight computer.

 

The plane struggled to take off and then hit an embankment and burst into flames. All seven crew members were killed.

 

"There was a pattern of essentially human error in entering information into aircraft systems and this could affect the performance of aircraft on take-off and in one case lead to a major accident and fatalities," ATSB chief commissioner Martin Dolan said.

 

"It can come from a range of sources. It can be taking the wrong information from a laptop computer, entering the wrong figure in, hearing something that someone has radioed through incorrectly and not checking it, and so on."

 

Mr Dolan says there are systems in place to double-check the information, but the purpose of the ATSB report is to advise all aircraft operators to review their procedures to try and prevent mistakes.

 

"We're saying they should review their systems for entry of these figures into airline systems," he said.

 

"Both the procedures they give to crew and the crosschecks that they have in place to make sure that they're as effective as they could be.

 

"We've drawn attention to a range of things that can be done with aircraft systems over time that also make sure that human error, if it occurs, is detected."

 

The ATSB points out that although it is recommending action be taken, take-off typos should be put in context.

 

The bureau says data entry problems only make up a small proportion of all aircraft incidents.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Emirate's Airbus at Melbourne jumps to mind.

 

 

[Owi]

Complacency in aviation is rarely overlooked or forgiven by our sinister friend, Mr Murphy.

 

 

[Yenn]

Air New Zealand is one of the earliest I can remember, with it's Mt Erebus in Antartica disaster. this sort of problem should not really affect us, although I did once key in wrong co cordiates for an airstrip. When I got to a waypoint before the strip i was surprised to see that the GPS said I had another 60 miles to go and I knew it was only about 30. The bearing was correct and that had masked the mistake, until the I looked at distance. Luckily I don't rely on GPS for navigation but use it as a good way to tell others exactly where I am.

 

 

[dazza 38]

A QantasLink -8 , flying from Rocky to Brissy a while Ago, was contacted by Brissy Radar that they where 9 Nautical miles off track, but flying parallel to their track. Their GPS was is dead Reckoning Mode. It was in a Magazine i read a few weeks ago.

 

 

[facthunter]

Never trust ONE source of information. Erebus- a case in point and the 5 mile camp approach into Benalla. GPS in DR mode. Nev