"Dyer told Space.com that solar radiation on the day of the flight was within normal levels and far too low to affect the aircraft. '[Cosmic rays] can interact with modern microelectronics and change the state of a circuit,' Dyer said. 'They can cause a simple bit flip, like a 0 to 1 or 1 to 0, messing up information and making things go wrong. 'They can even induce hardware failures when they generate a current in an electronic device and burn it out.'"
"JetBlue Flight 1230 - an Airbus 320 - departed Cancun International Airport in Mexico and was headed to New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport when its crew reported a flight control issue, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane then landed at around 2.19pm ET in Tampa, Florida. JetBlue said the plane experienced a drop in altitude, and the 'flight was met by medical personnel who evaluated customers and crew members, and those needing additional care were transported to a local hospital.'"
On October 30, JetBlue Flight 1230, an Airbus A320 from Cancun to Newark, suddenly lost altitude, injuring at least 15 passengers. The crew reported a flight control issue and the plane diverted, landing at 2:19 p.m. ET in Tampa, Florida. Airbus attributed the event to intense solar radiation interfering with flight control systems and issued a rapid software update across more than 6,000 aircraft. Space and radiation specialist Clive Dyer said solar radiation was within normal levels and proposed a cosmic ray could have flipped bits in microelectronics, causing the disruption. JetBlue confirmed medical personnel evaluated passengers and transported those needing care.
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