ed207063
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This doesn\'t make sense to me.....
An article in my local paper today says that the family of Governor Mel Carnahan of Missouri, who along with his son was killed in a 2000 crash, has been awarded $4 million dollars by a jury who found an airplane parts manufacturer negligent.
The part that confuses me is that the family argued that "a pair of vacuum pumps ..... failed, causing the plane to crash."
Now, my experience with airplane systems is limited, but can someone explain how a vacuum failure can directly cause a crash? I can understand being in IMC, losing your attitude indicator, spatial disorientation, and all, but the article seemed to imply a direct connection between the pump failure and the crash.
An article in my local paper today says that the family of Governor Mel Carnahan of Missouri, who along with his son was killed in a 2000 crash, has been awarded $4 million dollars by a jury who found an airplane parts manufacturer negligent.
The part that confuses me is that the family argued that "a pair of vacuum pumps ..... failed, causing the plane to crash."
Now, my experience with airplane systems is limited, but can someone explain how a vacuum failure can directly cause a crash? I can understand being in IMC, losing your attitude indicator, spatial disorientation, and all, but the article seemed to imply a direct connection between the pump failure and the crash.