PARIS/SEATTLE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Minutes after take-off, the pilots of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 were caught in a bad situation. The anti-stall MCAS software then pushed the nose down forcefully with the aircraft’s “trim” system, normally used to maintain level flight. As the nose gradually fell, the pilots turned to a last-resort device to adjust the plane’s trim. MCAS Re-ActivatesIn a possible last-ditch attempt to level the plane, data suggests the pilots turned MCAS-related systems back on. That would also reactivate the electric trim system, and perhaps make it easier for the pilots to force the reluctant nose higher.

Source: Ethiopian News April 06, 2019 06:00 UTC