Investigators reportedly believe Boeing 737 Max anti-stall system activated before Ethiopia crash
Investigators looking into the
fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash involving a
Boeing737 Max plane are said to have reached a preliminary conclusion that an anti-stall system on board misfired, the
Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Based on data retrieved from the flight’s black boxes, the stall prevention system — known as the MCAS, or Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System — activated automatically before the plane nose-dived into the ground, the Journal said, citing people briefed on the matter.
Those sources told the WSJ the preliminary finding is subject to revisions and one of the people said the U.S. government air-safety experts have been analyzing details gathered from the Ethiopian investigators.
Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comments sent outside office hours...
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