Cockpit Mishap Might Have Caused Plunge on Latam Boeing 787: Flight attendant hit a seat switch

Wall Street Journal ^ | March 14, 2024 | Andrew Tangel & Sharon Terlep

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Mile high club event?

[billorites]

Surely You Can’t Be Serious.

[moovova]

“Did I do thaaat?”

[catnipman]

“flight attendant hit a switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a meal, leading a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls”

happens to me all the time in my car ...

[BobL]

Don’t know, but I suspect DEI now lets, shall we say, “double-plus” sized pilots into the cockpit, so if the button is hit, they ram into the control wheel, whereas that used to not be a problem.

[Flag_This]

"Surely You Can’t Be Serious."

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

[Zathras]

Sounds like Boeing needs to hire Petroni and kick out DIE.

[Gay State Conservative]

Still must be Boeing’s fault.Or Trump’s.

[Gay State Conservative]

So your car can go from Perth to London on one tankful?

[pfflier]

I’m waiting for the first news story that says it ISN’T Boeing’s fault.

[wetgundog]

He was getting a “beaver” taco.

[desertsolitaire]

Of AvGas!

[clearcarbon]

"A cockpit seat mishap might have pushed a pilot into the controls on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that took a sudden, terrifying plunge"

Hot McDonalds Coffee?

[Delta 21]

[TexasGator]

Video. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7Zwf7CLvlGs

[GreenHornet]

Cockpit Mishap Might Have Caused Plunge on Latam Boeing 787

Over Macho Grande?

[cherry]

yeah...that’s it...the stewardess is to blame...

[CodeToad]

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Was Otto all jammed up?