According to the preliminary crash report, which was released by Ethio­pian authorities, the plane’s two external “angle-of-attack” sensors gave dramatically different readings — 74.5 degrees on the left, and 15.3 degrees on the right. Even after disengaging the plane’s auto­pilot, the flight data recorder shows the nose of the plane was forced down “four times without pilot’s input,” according to the preliminary report. A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane sits on the production line at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., on March 27. “We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 MAX accidents,” Boeing chief executive Dennis A. Muilenburg said. [Read the preliminary report on the Ethio­pian Airlines crash]It was a stunning turn of events for the company.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 16:21 UTC