Investigators say the device regulating the doomed plane’s trim was set to dive.
By Luz Lazo , Luz Lazo Transportation reporter covering Washington's Metro, buses, Capital Bikeshare and taxis, and the region's road network Email Bio Follow Paul Schemm and Paul Schemm Overnight foreign editor based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Email Bio Follow Lori Aratani Lori Aratani Reporter focusing on transportation issues, including airports, airlines, and the nation's railroad and subway systems Email Bio Follow March 15 at 5:45 PM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A new...
“All we can say definitely is that the trim was in a position similar to the position found on the Lion Air airplane and it would cause the nose to go down,” he said. “This will be consistent with a nose down flight path, which they think is likely with the Ethiopian airplane. Officials with France’s Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses, which has extensive experience analyzing crashes in Europe, said that work to retrieve information from the flight data recorder of the Boeing 737 Max 8 has begun in coordination with the Ethiopian investigation team.
Officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board , which sent three investigators, the Federal Aviation Administration, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Boeing also are assisting in the probe. Preliminary flight data showed the Ethiopian Airlines plane in trouble almost immediately and struggling to gain altitude in the high thin air above the Addis Ababa airport. The plane descended and then sharply ascended, while moving at speeds far in excess of normal.
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