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Subject: Ethiopian Airlines pilots reportedly followed Boeing's emergency steps before 737 Max crash
Date: 3 Apr 2019 10:34:47 -0700
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https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ethiopian-airlines-pilots-reportedly-followed-boeing-s-emergency-steps-737-n990461
Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration have claimed the crash could have
been avoided if pilots had followed established safety procedures.
By Emma Newburger, CNBC
Pilots of the 737 Max that crashed in Ethiopia in March initially followed
ultimately failed, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Crew members turned off the flight-control system that automatically pushed down
Ethiopian Airlines crew ended up turning the control system back on before the
plane crashed, killing all 157 people aboard.
Administration over their assertions that the crash may have been avoided had
pilots simply followed established safety procedures. The new details of the
The pilots turned the electrical power back on, which re-engaged the
stall-prevention feature, known as MCAS, and then used electrical switches to
to combat the nose-down angle of the jet and failed, the Journal reported.
The same Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System was also involved in
the 737 Max crash in Indonesia in October that resulted in deaths of all 189
people on board.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation launched an
investigation on Tuesday into whistleblower complaints accusing the FAA of
improperly training its safety inspectors to review the Boeing jets. The FAA may
have been notified about these deficiencies as early as August, the panel said.
The Justice Department has also launched a criminal probe.
Ethiopian investigators are expected to release a preliminary report about the
crash in coming days. Investigators looking to the Lion Air Flight 610 crash in
Indonesia think similar system malfunctions were involved, including erroneous
data from a single sensor that caused the MCAS system to misfire.
flight-control system. The plane maker initially planned to submit the fixes to
the FAA last week but said it needs more time. The revised software will have
two sensors, rather than one, and will give pilots more control over the system,
according to Boeing.
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