Lawsuit Over 737 Crash Alleges Autothrottle Problem
The lawsuit against Boeing claims that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash.
Apr 19th, 2021
Investigators inspect a pieces of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 retrieved from the Java Sea, Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Jan. 21, 2021.
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SEATTLE (AP) A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane into the Java Sea in Indonesia last January, killing all 62 people on board.
The Seattle Times reported that the lawsuit, filed Thursday in King County Superior Court on behalf of 16 families of crash victims, cited previous incidents involving malfunctions of the 737 autothrottle system, arguing the history suggests the system should have been redesigned.
Lawsuit over Indonesia 737 crash claims autothrottle problem
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Lawsuit over January crash of Boeing 737 alleges autothrottle malfunction By Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times
Published: April 15, 2021, 6:10pm
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SEATTLE A lawsuit filed Thursday in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 led to the crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 in Indonesia in January, killing all 62 people on board.
The suit, filed in King County Superior Court on behalf of 13 families of crash victims, cites a list of previous incidents involving malfunctions of the 737 autothrottle system, arguing that this history suggests the system should have been redesigned.
“Specifically, the automatic throttle can stick and thereby cause significant differences in power between engines, resulting in a loss of control of the aircraft,” the lawsuit states. The plaintiffs further allege that “Boeing did not provide adequate warnings and instructions about how to respond to a failure in the automatic throt
Boeing faces lawsuit after January crash of 737 in Indonesia
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