Friday, 5 April 2019

Ethiopian Air pilots turned off 737 MAX anti-stall system. Then it turned on again

Ethiopian Air pilots turned off 737 MAX anti-stall system. Then it turned on again

The pilots of Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 apparently followed the proper steps to shut down an errant flight control system as they struggled to regain control of the 737 MAX aircraft shortly after takeoff. But according to multiple reports, data from the ill-fated aircraft’s flight recorder revealed that the anti-stall feature of the aircraft’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) was triggered at least three times—and at least one time after the pilots followed the correct steps to shut it down.

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