Published 14:48 IST, September 23rd 2019

Indonesian experts find design flaw, oversight lapses in 737 MAX crash

Indonesian investigators have found flaws in the design of the aircraft and oversight lapses on September 22 which played key role in the crash of 737 Max.

Reported by: Sounak Mitra
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According to a news source, Indonesian investigators have found flaws in design of aircraft and oversight lapses on September 22 which played a crucial role in October 2018 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet which killed all 189 passengers aboard aircraft. draft conclusions are expected to be first formal government finding of flaws in design of aircraft and approval by US Regulatory board. It also identified a series of pilot errors and maintenance mistakes as important factors for Lion Air crash. Boeing 737 Max has been grounded since March post two fatal crashes that took place within five months. A Boeing spokesperson said that Boeing officials contributed ir full support to investigation authorities as y finish and file up ir report.

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Final report of draft expected to be released by vember: Tjahjo

he of Indonesia’s transport safety committee, Soerjanto Tjahjo, said he could t comment on anything before release of final report which is expected to be released by early vember. He ded that several shareholders have alrey provided ir reviews on a draft of final report that has t been released publicly. draft was distributed to parties including Boeing, Lion Air and U.S. Federal Aviation ministration on Aug. 24. Tjahjo said that re are stakeholders who have alrey sent ir answers to concerned authority and y are evaluating same.

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US Air Crash officials to anunce new safety measures 

According to reports, investigators of US air crash are preparing to anunce a handful of new guidelines which includes separate safety recommendations from strengning pilots' manual flying skills to boosting FAA vetting of new aircraft designs. Around end of this month, US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to call for modification of cockpit training and crew decision making and focus on potential modifications to certify new aircraft. NTSB said it planned to release recommendations on FAA's certification program sometime soon in September. FAA welcomed initiatives of safety experts and looked forward to ir findings. FAA said that it will continue to work with or international aviation safety regulators and will carefully consider all recommendations. FAA will imply any changes which would help improve and enhance certification activities.

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