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Similarities with the crash of the model boeing 737 max 8 in october. do you know at this point what the similarities are that these two black boxes now show? >> they are the patterns of flight which we know from the satellite analysis, which would also be reflected in the flight data roerecorder, possibly in t voice data recorder if they were talking about it. we know that because of the design of these new jets, there was a tendency for the nose to come up. so an item system was installed to b...

By the end of the weekend. downloading all of that raw data and then begins the analysis. the understanding of what was happening not only on board with the pilots but also the aircraft itself, its systems and mechanics. according to the new york time, a piece of evidence at the crash site in ethiopia may very well link in crash to an aircraft in october in indonesia which used the same 737 max 8 aircraft. that piece, according to the times, is a jackscrew. it sets the position of the stabilizer...

Is there indication about how things are going and when it will be completed? >> reporter: the process started friday afternoon. if all goes well, it could be wrapped up tonight or tomorrow. thats the process of inspecting, pulling the cards out, inspecting the components part by part and downloading the data. at least the flight data recorder, the part that records and the instruments appear to be in good condition. thats the latest we got on that part of the investigation. "the new york times"...

Thoughts? >> my thoughts were it was like the lion air crash last fall. the thought amongst pilot force is it possibly was a stab trim augmentation system. and we pretty much all felt the same as far as that is concerned. >> so youre blaming the automated system? >> no, i am not necessarily blaming the automated system. it could be part of the stab trim augmentation system or a computer glitch or another possibility which is a jack screw which manipulates the elevator on the airplane itself. >> ...

Air disaster involving the same type of plane. >> work here is moving forward on the black boxes flight 302. the flight data recorder. we learned from a spokesman that the work is pros guessing and if all goes well, it may be done by the end of the weekend. downloading the raw data and then begins the analysis of what was happening with the pilots on board the aircraft, but also with the aircraft itself, its systems and its mechanics. according to the new york times, a piece of evidence found at...

>> now, according to the "the new york times," a piece of this boeing 737 they found shows the pilot may have been battling an automated system in the minutes before the crash. that information comes from two sources with knowledge of the operations. >> joining us now, cnn analyst oren liebermann. oren, good morning. what are you learning? >> reporter: the piece that the "the new york times" is talking about is whats called a jack screw. and it was found in the ethiopian airlines flight 302. the...

Flights out of the way of the ethiopian airline. david soucie is with me, former faa safety inspector and cnn safety analyst. good to see you. at issue according to "new york times" reporting is the stabilizers, stabilizers triggered by the ougautomated system. what do you know about that and if thats the real commonality here between the ethiopia airline jet and lion air jet. >> fred, it was suspected this was the problem before, that the end cast drove the nose down erroneously, it indicated t...

So go directly to petmeds.com now. we could be closer to finding out what caused the crash of the boeing 737 over ethiopia last weekend. french investigators have successfully downloaded the voice box recorder. theres also this, the new york times is reporting investigators at the crash site recovered the planes jack screw. a device that helps raise or lower the planes nose. setting up a scenario similar to the october crash in independent nearby ya. this happening as the faas inspection progr...

Similarity in the flight tracks. theyre found some information thats been released, i dont know that the f.a.a.s released it, but its come out with respect to the position of the jack screw on the aircraft. and the f.a.a. acts only on facts. they dont act on emotional reactions or sentiment in terms of what should be done. so, i think that they were waiting for the facts. if, in fact, they have the facts, thats fine in terms of taking action. if they acted, based upon anything other than that, e...

Black box and are doing extensive analysis at a lab in paris. >> air traffic controller -- the pilot mentioned he wants to play tough. >> reporter: family members continue to mourn at the site of the crash. earlier this week investigators discovered a jackscrew from the plane, the same piece found in alaska flight 261 crash in 2000 but investigators continue to focus on possible similarities between flight 302, and the crash in indonesia on october 29th. both planes were boeing 737 max 8s and bo...