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While the passengers unsuspectingly settled in, unaware of the mounting crisis in the cockpit, the crew attempted to troubleshoot the IRS issue and sought assistance from air traffic control. Their request for positioning information indicated the severity of their situation. However, rather than immediately checking and syncing their navigation radios, the pilots remained fixated on the malfunctioning IRS, further complicating their response to the crisis.
As the aircraft plunged deeper into the storm, the likelihood of disaster increased exponentially. Despite being trained pilots, they were unprepared to tackle the unforeseen complexity of the rapidly deteriorating situation.