The €50 Million Translation Error That Grounded Airbus Planes
A simple unit conversion error in technical documentation led to wiring that was 41cm too short, grounding an entire fleet and costing Airbus half a billion euros.
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A simple unit conversion error in technical documentation led to wiring that was 41cm too short, grounding an entire fleet and costing Airbus half a billion euros.
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