“We are alleging Boeing was responsible for the crash of Lion Air JT610 due to the dangerous condition created by its Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), an automated safety feature designed to prevent the plane from entering into a stall, but which actually forced the plane into a nose dive. We contend Boeing failed to properly inform airline pilots about features of this new automated flight-control system in its 737 Max 8, and we believe this created an unacceptably dangerous condition” stated Mr. von Ribbeck. “In the aftermath of both the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, more than 40 countries have grounded the entire fleet of 737 Max’s from their airspace, including the U.S., Australia, the European Union, India, Thailand and Malaysia. In addition, Canada, China and Germany have specifically grounded the 737 Max 8 out of concern for passenger safety,” stated Mr. von Ribbeck. Flight tracking data on Lion Air Flight JT 610 shows pilots struggled to keep the aircraft nose up, after repeatedly being pushed down in excess of 20 times, in order to maintain altitude.

Source: Ethiopian News March 29, 2019 08:26 UTC