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Boeing 737 is forced to make an emergency landing at New Jersey's Newark airport after smoke fills cargo hold with 189 passengers evacuated
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 77335283:MV8zOTk1ODcxXzcyMzEyODgxX0FCMDRCQjky] [quote:Pilgrim001:MV8zOTk1ODcxXzcyMzEyNzY4XzQ3MDc2OTg1] [quote:MissCleo:MV8zOTk1ODcxXzcyMzEyMTg3XzREQjYyNTI4] remote controlled. [/quote] You remember. I'm sure the Max has the same capability as the earlier 737, but I haven't read enough to know if this is a Max. [/quote] The Max apparently has buggy flight control software designed to override pilot input. It's a bug described as a feature. Pilots must always have the final say, since they have final responsibility. The 737 is a great aircraft and a safe one. The Max is having early failures from a new design. IMHO, the flight control system needs to be thoroughly examined and possibly redesigned, or at least patched to stop interfering with the pilot input. I don't know if the older flight software is compatible with this one. Boeing has generally avoided pure fly-by-wire, unlike Airbus. I think that's served them well over the years. [/quote]
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Smoke reported on board an Air Transat flight forced an emergency landing Saturday at a New Jersey airport, where the 189 passengers were evacuated by emergency slides.
Air Transat Flight 942 was on its way from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when it reported a possible fire in the cargo hold and was diverted to Newark Liberty International Airport at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, a Federal Aviation Administration representative said.
The Boeing 737 landed and remained on the runway while airport firefighters responded, and all 189 passengers evacuated via emergency slides, she said. Passengers were then taken by bus to the terminal.
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