Try turning off & back on again.

[zeitghost]

Whilst they ain't designing stuff like the SR71 anymore, they are designing crap like this:

iTWire - Reboot your Boeing 787 every 248 days

For dear old Freako, this relates to the need to reboot your 787 every 248 days to avoid that heartsinking "loss of control" event.

The AD goes further to add, "If the four main GCUs (associated with the engine mounted generators) were powered up at the same time, after 248 days of continuous power, all four GCUs will go into failsafe mode at the same time, resulting in a loss of all AC electrical power regardless of flight phase."

Oh fecking Dear(tm).

[TykeMerc]

Well that's pretty daft.

There are many workarounds in aerospace engineering, but that one sounds like it could use a proper dose of fixing.

[VectraMan]

248.5 days according to my quick calculation. So it's okay on the 248th day for a morning flight. The pilot just needs to make sure the plane is down by lunchtime.

[TheFaQQer]

248.5 days according to my quick calculation. So it's okay on the 248th day for a morning flight. The pilot just needs to make sure the plane is down by lunchtime.

One way or another, it will be.

[TykeMerc]

One way or another, it will be.

Coat sir?