Claims that naval base signal caused Qantas nosedive
ABC reports that air safety investigators say they will look into claims that signals from a naval communications base near Exmouth in Western Australia’s north may have caused last week’s Qantas mid-air emergency.
Early last week a Qantas Airbus travelling from Singapore to Perth was forced to land near the town after nosediving hundreds of feet in seconds, injuring about 70 people.
A preliminary investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found a computer fault caused the aircraft to nosedive twice.
The ATSB says it will examine whether signals from the communications base could have sparked the glitch.
The communications base was originally used by the US Navy.
A Report by The Mole
John Alwyn-Jones
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