Investigators 'believe Ethiopian 737 Max's anti-stall system activated' [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Investigators believe Boeing’s controversial anti-stall system on its 737 Max aircraft was activated before Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed, killing all 157 people onboard, according to reports of a high-level safety briefing with US regulators.

The apparent findings, reported in the Wall Street Journal, would be the strongest indication yet that the same software problem could have contributed to the crash and that of Lion Air flight 610, which killed 189 people in Indonesia in October.

Investigators in the Lion Air case highlighted how pilots battled to keep the plane pointing upwards as the system automatically forced the nose down.

Ethiopian Airlines officials and Ethiopia’s transport minister have already said their 737 jet appeared to fly in a similar pattern to the Lion Air plane, both of which displayed erratic altitude during their short time in the air after takeoff.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/29/investigators-believe-anti-stall-activated-in-ethiopian-737-max-report-us-regulators-lawsuit-boeing