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Graphic shows features of Boeing 737 MAX anti-stall system and contributing factors to crash of Lion Air Flight 610.
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Boeing 737 MAX design flaws linked to Indonesia air crash

October 24, 2019 - Flaws in the design of Boeing’s 737 MAX jet contributed to last year’s crash of a Lion Air plane that killed all 189 people on board, according to Indonesian investigators.

In a presentation to victims’ families ahead of the release of a final crash report on Friday, the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee criticised the jet’s certification, saying that a now infamous flight-control mechanism was approved based on incorrect assumptions, Bloomberg said.

The Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) has been implicated separately in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max in March that claimed 157 lives.

A failure to share vital information with pilots and airline maintenance stumbles also contributed to the crash of Lion Air Flight 610, investigators concluded.

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PUBLISHED: 24/10/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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