'Millennium bug' hits aircraft

A SUSPECTED millennium bug fault has struck a British Airways jet. The Boeing 777, en route to Dubai from London, was stranded on the runway at Heathrow yesterday after the cockpit computer crashed and defied attempts to restart it. BA said the incident was just a glitch. Up to 200 passengers waited for five hours before the aircraft was replaced with another Boeing 777.

From:

UK Sunday Times

Thanks to TB2000

Caution - this may not be a Y2K problem. I've flown on 777s many times and they seem to have more than your average computer problems.

-- Sally Strackbein (sally@y2kkitchen.com), January 09, 2000

Answers

Questions.

Are you a 777 pilot or flight crew member ?

Disagree with "glitch" (y2k or not) for computer problem that "defied" all attempts for five (5) hours, just for a simple reboot.

Great website at GICC !

You might want to visit mine:

Y2K International Watch) http://www.iol15.com/coggeshall/Y2K-International-Watch/Update.htm

-- Douglas Coggeshall (coggeshall@iol15.com), January 09, 2000.

I am not a pilot or crew member, just a high mileage traveler.

-- Sally Strackbein (sally@y2kkitchen.com), January 09, 2000.

Sally, "or used to be!!!" :-)

-- tt (cuddluppy@aol.com), January 09, 2000.

Cuddles:

You've got my number. I could have flown to Stockholm yesterday, but I chose to stay home.

-- Sally Strackbein (sally@y2kkitchen.com), January 09, 2000.