(CNN) An off-duty pilot in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet jumped in to help crew disable a malfunctioning flight-control system as it experienced difficulties in October, according to Bloomberg . A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8The revelation that an extra pilot saved the plane the day before the crash has never been reported before, according to Bloomberg. The Boeing 737 Max 8 then made another flight to Jakarta that same day, and the pilots reported further problems. Following the Ethiopian Airlines crash -- the second crash of a 737 Max 8 plane in less than five months -- countries and airlines around the world grounded their 737 Max planes. Boeing insists that the 737 Max 8 is safe to fly.

Source: CNN March 20, 2019 12:33 UTC