Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140313:08:06:00
Happened. the tube told the pilot something about the speed of the plane as they did not identify as the pitot tube having iced over. they made decisions that ended up bringing that plane down into the atlantic. it's not the first time it happened and it's not just the type of plane it happened to. in 1996, twice it was two different boeing 757s that crashed, both because of problems with their pitot tubes, these are fragile instruments that when the planes are on the ground, pitot tubes get covered up to protect them, like from the weather. or if the plane is getting maintenance work or clean...