Originally Posted by
infrequentflyer789
No, but the ET crew might have done, and I believe there were comments about other crews, before ET, briefing early autopilot engagement to protect against MCAS.
Of course, after ET it's clear that the autopilot can screw you up too and then drop out leaving MCAS to trim you nose down while GPWS warning is going off. I really don't understand why that comment is in LionAir report - we all know now that engaging autopilot to fight MCAS also ends in a smoking crater.
Surely it only ends in a smoking hole depening upon which side is showing incorrect airspeed, which is why it stated as such. Presumably in this case, the side with the incorrect airspeed would not have affected the AP and all would have been rosy.