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| Ethiopians Say Flight Data From Doomed Jet Shows Similarities to Indonesian Flight That Crashed | Ethiopians Say Flight Data From Doomed Jet Shows Similarities to Indonesian Flight That Crashed |
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| ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Information from the data and voice recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last weekend show similarities to an earlier crash of the same type of Boeing plane used by an Indonesian airline, Ethiopia’s transport ministry said. | ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Information from the data and voice recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed last weekend show similarities to an earlier crash of the same type of Boeing plane used by an Indonesian airline, Ethiopia’s transport ministry said. |
| A spokesman for the ministry would not say what the similarities were but added that details of the investigation would be revealed later. | A spokesman for the ministry would not say what the similarities were but added that details of the investigation would be revealed later. |
| Although the investigation of the latest crash is still in its early stages, there have already been indications that the Boeing 737 Max 8 used by Ethiopian Airlines may have had problems similar to those of the Indonesian plane, a Lion Air flight that crashed in October. | Although the investigation of the latest crash is still in its early stages, there have already been indications that the Boeing 737 Max 8 used by Ethiopian Airlines may have had problems similar to those of the Indonesian plane, a Lion Air flight that crashed in October. |
| [The Ethiopian Airlines pilot’s tense messages show the jet faced an emergency almost immediately after takeoff] | |
| A malfunctioning software program aboard the Max 8 planes is a central focus of investigators. The software program, called M.C.A.S., was installed in the new Max 8 planes as a way of preventing stalls and worked by forcing the nose of the plane down. | |
| In the Indonesian flight, there are indications that the system acted in error and that the pilots had trouble overriding the software’s actions. They ultimately lost their battle before the plane plunged into the sea. | In the Indonesian flight, there are indications that the system acted in error and that the pilots had trouble overriding the software’s actions. They ultimately lost their battle before the plane plunged into the sea. |
| The data from the Ethiopian Airlines flight recorders, or black boxes, has not been publicly released. Experts generally caution that conclusions at this stage of an investigation are far from certain and note that there are many possible causes for crashes. | |
| [When the 737 Max was introduced, Boeing and regulators agreed that pilots didn’t need additional simulator training.] |