PK-KAR, thank you very much for your replies!
I think this accident tells us a lot about the general state of affairs at Adam Air, but I also know stories about similar IRS and instrument-related confusions (minus the disastrous subsequent chain of events from this accident) that happened to B737 crews elsewhere. Hence the questions in my first reply.
I don't think the report is deficient, and I fully understand the choices made by the investigators, but (like any report) it raises some additional new questions. I hope people will realize that, regardless of all the safety deficiencies identified at Adam Air specifically, there are still lessons to be learned here for everyone, both inside and outside Indonesia. In my opinion, the insidious nature of partial IRS failures in B737 aircraft can catch even the best trained pilots off-guard. Of course, that doesn't detract anything from the observations regarding lacking failure management and upset recovery during this accident (let alone the maintenance can-of-worms).
Last edited by xetroV; 9th Apr 2008 at 13:57.