Boeing Engine-Control System, Maintenance a Crash Probe Focus Bloomberg 2/10/2021 Harry Suhartono
(Bloomberg) 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.
While Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee is still trying to determine the exact cause of the disaster, lead investigator Nurcahyo Utomo said at a media briefing on Wednesday that the left engine throttle lever was trimming back the power output while the right lever remained constant just before the 26-year-old jet plunged into the sea.
Indonesia’s air accident investigator will brief relatives of the 62 victims of last month’s Sriwijaya Air crash in Jakarta on Wednesday morning ahead of the release of a preliminary report in the afternoon.
The Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed last month killing 62 people had an imbalance in engine thrust that eventually led the plane into a sharp roll and then a final dive into the sea, a preliminary report by investigators said on Wednesday.
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