Ethiopian 737 pilots followed Boeing guidelines before crash | Daily Mail Online
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Pilots on doomed Boeing jet that crashed in Ethiopia ’followed correct emergency procedure when system failed - then tried something else when that didn’t help them regain control’
The pilots of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet followed emergency procedures outlined by the manufacturer initially but later deviated from them as they tried to regain control of the plane, it has been claimed,
The airliner went down soon after taking off on March 10, killing all 157 people on board and forcing a global grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets.
Boeing had issued guidelines to pilots on how to disable an automated anti-stall system after a deadly crash in Indonesia in October, followed by an emergency airworthiness directive by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The pilots had initially shut off the MCAS anti-stall system that was pushing the airplane’s nose down shortly after it took off from Addis Ababa, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified people briefed on the matter.
However, having failed to recover control, the pilots then switched the system back as they tried to find other ways to manage the jet before it crashed, the newspaper added.
