Category: Safety-Critical Failure

Date: Jan 14, 2026By: Jiarui LiuCategory: Category I: Commensurable Mismatch (Intra-Paradigm)Tags: Aerospace Engineering, Metrology, Infrastructure Mismatch, Silent Translation Failure Case ID: CI-1983-AC143 Abstract & Summary During Canada’s transition to the metric system, a manual unit translation error led an Air Canada Boeing 767 to depart with less than half its required fuel. The aircraft suffered dual-engine flameout at 41,000 feet…