The NTSB is clashing with its Ethiopian counterpart over the agency's report on the cause of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 10, 2019. [Courtesy: Boeing]
Key Takeaways:
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) refutes the Ethiopian aviation investigators' findings that an electrical problem caused the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, stating their conclusion is "unsupported by evidence."
The NTSB suggests the faulty angle-of-attack sensor reading, which led to the MCAS malfunction and subsequent crash, was likely caused by an impact with a foreign object, most probably a bird, on the sensor vane.
The NTSB also criticized the Ethiopian bureau for violating international protocols by issuing its final report without allowing NTSB review of new information and for omitting evidence provided by the NTSB.
Ethiopian aviation accident investigators’ findings behind the cause of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 10, 2019 are “unsupported by evidence,” according to a new report issued Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.
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