THE 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft, which killed 157 people, was caused by a faulty safety feature, Xinhua reported, quoting Ethiopian authorities in its final report on Friday. A final report on the crash concluded nothing was wrong before takeoff and that the crash was due to a safety feature failure, said Ethiopian transport and logistics minister Dagmawit Moges. “The airplane’s left angle of attack (AOA) sensor failed immediately after takeoff, sending faulty data to the flight control system. It was learned that the MCAS is an automated safety feature on the 737 Max 8 designed to prevent the plane from entering into a stall or losing lift. Moges noted that the final report was built on preliminary and interim reports that had been released.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2022 06:06 UTC