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Old May 7, 2022, 3:50 pm
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Nephoi
 
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Originally Posted by Jagboi
In the case of the Gimli Glider (Air Canada143), the computer simply displayed the amount entered. There was no correlation to the actual fuel level in the tanks. A metric conversion error led them to running out of fuel halfway to their destination.
But IIRc the FQIS (fuel quantity information system) was broken/faulty too. And this issue was known before flight.
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