The report may shed light on how a piece of cockpit software came back to life after pilots initially switched it off as they tried to save the doomed jet, people familiar with the matter said, placing both technology and crew in the spotlight.
ADDIS ABABA/SEATTLE/PARIS - Investigators will release on Thursday a keenly awaited report on the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet, Ethiopia’s Transport Ministry said, giving the first official clues to the second crash of a new Boeing 737 MAX in five months.
“The 10:30 a.m. press conference is to present the preliminary report,” Ethiopian Transport Ministry spokesperson Musie Yehyies said. The aircraft’s high speed and initial climb suggests the engines were running at a higher than usual thrust, experts say. Although aircraft experts say MCAS cannot turn back on by itself, the report is expected to shed light on whether and why the crew chose to restore electrical power to the system at the risk of setting off more automated nose-down movements.
The pilots manoeuvred the plane upwards at least two times before hitting the stabiliser cut-out switches to disable the system, one person familiar with the matter said. In a statement, Boeing said: “We urge caution against speculating and drawing conclusions on the findings prior to the release of the flight data and the preliminary report.”
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