The "angle of attack" sensor in the October 2018 Lion Air crash that killed 189 people was manufactured in Minnesota. The Lion Air plane was equipped with an "angle of attack sensor" manufactured by Minnesota-based Rosemount Aerospace (owned by parent company United Technologies), the Washington Post reports. The sensor is being scrutinized even further now in the wake of this month's Ethiopian Airlines crash, which killed 157 people. An "unusual" horizontal tail position following the Ethiopian Airlines crash might indicate a sensor problem similar to the Lion Air crash, the Times adds. The Washington Post story includes a handful of other recorded angle of attack sensor problems on flights, though none resulted in a crash.

Source: Ethiopian News March 19, 2019 12:45 UTC