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Airbus Fly By Wire Gets Wires Crossed


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What: KLM Airbus A330-200 en route from Amsterdam to Calgary
Where: Shetland Islands
When: Nov 30th 2009
Who: not available
Why: Initially the flight was delayed from problems with a galley water pump, but once off the ground, computers issued an assortment of fault codes and had to return to the airport. The flight did make a safe landing; and passengers debarked to alternative transportation.

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