Bad Solder Joints Are No Joke

[c.coyle]

"Investigators said the soldering on the Rudder Travel Limiter system – which helps control the rudder’s movement – was cracked, leading it to send repeated warning systems to the pilots."

"The cracked solder joint had malfunctioned repeatedly, including four times during the flight, and 23 times the previous year."

AirAsia crash investigators say crew lost control after responding to faulty part

 

[Judas Priest]

It seems to me that fewer and fewer pilots can actually fly an airplane these days.