"The aircraft manufacturer said in a statement it found the issue after an analysis of an incident involving an A320 plane found that "intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls." "Airbus has worked proactively with the aviation authorities to request immediate precautionary action from operators via an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) in order to implement the available software and/or hardware protection,"
"Airbus confirmed to NPR that the plane analyzed was JetBlue Flight 1230, which was traveling from Cancun, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey on October 30 when it suddenly dropped in altitude, causing several injuries. The Airbus A320 family of airplanes is now the most used aircraft, with more than 9,000 planes flying around the world, including 1,600 in the U.S., according to aviation analytics company Cirium."
Airbus requested airlines immediately upgrade A320 flight-control software after analysis of JetBlue Flight 1230 found intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to flight controls. An Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) and available software and hardware protections were issued to operators to ensure fleet safety. EASA ordered an immediate software change and the FAA is expected to issue a similar emergency airworthiness directive. A significant number of A320s may be impacted among over 9,000 A320 family aircraft worldwide, including roughly 1,600 in the U.S. Airlines including American are replacing software on hundreds of affected planes, a change that may disrupt holiday travel.
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