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Investigators are looking into whether a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch on the back of a pilot's seat, causing a Boeing 787 to nosedive during a LATAM Airlines flight. Boeing has issued a recommendation for airlines to inspect cockpit seat switches to prevent unintended movement that could interfere with flight controls.
LATAM Boeing 787 Incident, Software Reboot Requirements
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 experienced a sudden mid-air drop, which was linked to a known technical issue requiring the flight control computers to be reset every 22 days to prevent a "memory leak" or system freeze. The hosts compare this critical aviation maintenance requirement to "rebooting a router" and criticize the modern state of coding.
