Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 346 people on board. In its interim report issued in 2020, the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (EAIB) claimed the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, commonly referred to as MCAS, malfunctioned, sensing an erroneous nose-high attitude. The EAIB blamed Boeing for the crash, noting the Ethiopian accident came less than six months after the crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Lion Air, raising questions about the MCAS. The NTSB and the EAIB have differing opinions as to what caused the failure of MCAS and the subsequent Ethiopian crash. After the first crash, MCAS manuals were made available to 737 Max crews.

Source: Ethiopian News January 26, 2023 00:29 UTC