The investigation into last month’s Sriwijaya Air crash in Indonesia is focusing on the carrier’s maintenance and training procedures as well as the engine-control system of the Boeing Co. 737-500 jet.
By Alfred Chua2021-02-10T09:36:00+00:00
Indonesian investigators will focus their attention on the autothrottle system of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta, after revealing a thrust-lever asymmetry developed during the flight.
Preliminary investigations into the crash, which killed 62 passengers and crew, revealed that the 737’s autothrottle was found to be unserviceable on two occasions just days before the crash on 9 January.
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PK-CLC in December 2017. The aircraft formerly served with Continental Airlines.
Indonesia’s National Transport Safety Committee (NTSC) notes that on 3 and 4 January, the system was reported to be faulty, but was rectified immediately.
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By MORGAN WINSOR andd RANDY MULYANTO, ABC News (LONDON) — Indonesian investigators said Wednesday that a malfunctioning automatic throttle may have led to the fatal crash of a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet last month. Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee released a preliminary report on the incident, which happened just minutes after the Boeing 737-500 took [.]