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Same 737 max 8 airplane. what is a skrak screw? it's a position that positions the stabilizer in flight. at the crash site, the "new york times" is reporting it was found in such that the stabilizer would have put the plane in a nose down position, making it go very fast and forcing it to dive. right after takeoff that would be both very unusual and incredibly dangerous. there are a number of things that can put the stabilizer in that position. crucially the mcast is another option. it's an automated system intended to help a pilot avoid a low-speed stall. it is that system investigators are l...

Could be the autopilot or what's known as the mcast system. an automated system to help a pilot avoid a low-speed stall. that position is from the lion air crash back in october. the system was apparently triggered by a faulty sensor reading. now, the question is is it that same system that forced the plane down in the ethiopia airlines crash. that will be an answer. and perhaps that question is be here when they're looking at the black box and the data. we know the work on the flight data recorder which has the parameters and readings from the instruments of the airplane, that began yesterday...

There's several groups of pro russian rebels were in control of the crash area. they say a number of bodies have already been removed, although it's now clear who moved them. it's still not known what exactly downed the airline he, either. it was a russian-made surface to air missile. russia has denied any movement. there's been a lot of discussion about why malaysian flight 17 flew over a combat zone. the pro russian rebels in eastern ukraine had downed ukrainian military airplanes, so why wouldn't a pilot avoid the area? richard quest considers that question. >> reporter: the questions not s...