As the plane is accelerating for take-off, the flight’s Captain notices a problem with his airspeed indicator, it doesn’t match his First Officer’s gauge. In spite of the conflicting readings, the crew lifts off, and engage the auto pilot for the climb over the Atlantic Ocean.

What critical malfunction did the captain of the Boeing 757 experience during takeoff, leading to confusion in the cockpit?

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From Season 5 Episode 8 "Mixed Signals": Birgenair Flight 301 (Boeing 757-225)

Moments after takeoff, the pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 are bombarded by confusing alarms — one says the plane is flying too fast. The other warns the plane is traveling too slowly, and is about to stall. Completely bewildered, the pilots of the Boeing 757 struggle to regain control. But within five minutes of taking off, the airplane slams into the ocean, killing everyone on board. Investigators comb the wreckage for clues and are eventually faced with a mystery — how could the failure of a single instrument cause the crash of one of the world’s most sophisticated jetliners?

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