An Air India pilot was locked out of the cockpit after taking a toilet break
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By: nJayM - 15th May 2013 at 13:28
In the same BBC report there is a more disconcerting issue –
“…..The state-run airline is currently investigating a separate incident in which the auto-pilot system of an Airbus 321 flying from Bangkok to Delhi on 12 April was accidentally switched off.
According to the Mumbai Mirror, two pilots had taken a 40-minute break from the cockpit and left two stewardesses in their seats to operate the plane in their absence.
One of the stewardesses accidentally turned off the auto-pilot, forcing the pilots to rush back to their seats, the report said.
Air India has denied this account but said cabin crew did “overstay” in the cockpit and that the autopilot was briefly disconnected “due to distraction“…..”
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May 15, 2013 at 12:29 pm