"Airbus said in a statement that a recent incident revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. The incident that appears to have brought the issue to light involved a JetBlue flight from Cancun, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey, on October 30, according to Reuters. That flight made an emergency landing at Tampa, Florida, and several people were taken to hospital after a flight control problem and a sudden uncommanded drop in altitude."
""Airbus has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted," the company said. "Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers," the statement added. Industry sources said the scale of the operation is expected to cause significant disruption to its entire fleet of A320 jets, that encompasses some 6,000 jets. Hundreds of jets may also have to have hardware changed that could take weeks."
Airbus ordered an immediate software change on many A320 Family jets after an incident showed intense solar radiation can corrupt data critical to flight controls. A JetBlue flight from Cancun to Newark on October 30 made an emergency landing in Tampa following a flight-control problem and a sudden uncommanded drop in altitude, and several people were hospitalized. Airbus identified a significant number of in-service A320 aircraft that may be impacted and warned the changes will cause operational disruptions. Industry sources said the scale could affect the entire A320 fleet of about 6,000 jets and that hundreds may require hardware work taking weeks, potentially causing delays during the busy Thanksgiving travel period.
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