>After Lion Air Crash, Boeing Reportedly Will Warn That the 737 Max Can 'Abruptly Dive' by Mistake
>According to Bloomberg, the safety warning is linked to the crash of a Lion Air aircraft last week off the coast of Indonesia, killing an estimated 189 people. The news agency wrote that “existing procedure” can be used to compensate for the issue, which appears to be the result of a serious problem with systems designed to prevent the jets from stalling at dangerously high speeds.
>On 7 November, the National Transportation Safety Committee confirmed that there were problems with Flight 610's angle of attack sensors. Initially, the aircraft suffered an airspeed indicator problem for its last 4 flights. The last flight was the Bali to Jakarta flight. Thinking that it would fix the problem, the engineers in Bali then replaced the AOA's sensor of the aircraft. However, the problem persisted. A 20 degree difference between the AOA's left sensor and right sensor was recorded. The NTSC confirmed that Flight 610 suffered the same problem with the Bali to Jakarta flight. Just minutes after take off, the aircraft abruptly dived. The crew of the Bali to Jakarta flight, however, managed to control the aircraft and decided to fly at a lower than normal altitude. The aircraft then managed to land safely. KNKT chief Soerjanto Tjahjono told the press that future reporting or actions enacted to prevent similar problems on similar planes will be up to Boeing and US aviation authorities.
So in summation, Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts can just randomly nosedive into the ground. It's happened several times before and has only now caused a crash. Boeing's response is "well, other pilots were able to figure it out, so just deal with it." What a disgrace. Flying coffin, indeed.
