Originally Posted by
Sink r8
Wonderful. Not familiar with the MKE incident, but the other three are pretty chilling in that the individuals' poor habits and training make you feel like you're watching a deliberate crash. Watch the animations and/or listen to the respective transcripts, and you feel the triumph of pure stupidity over sound engineering, unimpaired by any judgment or skills.
Not that it is an excuse, but the MKE incident involved pilot pushing by maintenance when they ACARS'ed the MX and DX departments. In fact, one of the things that crew got hammered on was use of ACARS, as it was deferred.