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

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Final report of the draft expected to be released by November: Tjahjono

The head of Indonesia’s transport safety committee, Soerjanto Tjahjono, said he could not comment on anything before the release of the final report which is expected to be released by early November. He added that several shareholders have already provided their reviews on a draft of the final report that has not been released publicly. The draft was distributed to parties including Boeing, Lion Air and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Aug. 24. Tjahjono said that there are stakeholders who have already sent their answers to the concerned authority and they are evaluating the same.

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US Air Crash officials to announce new safety measures 

According to reports, the investigators of the US air crash are preparing to announce a handful of new guidelines which includes separate safety recommendations from strengthening the pilots' manual flying skills to boosting FAA vetting of new aircraft designs. Around the end of this month, the 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 the new aircraft. The NTSB said it planned to release recommendations on the FAA's certification program sometime soon in September. The FAA welcomed the initiatives of the safety experts and looked forward to their findings. The FAA said that it will continue to work with other international aviation safety regulators and will carefully consider all recommendations. The FAA will imply any changes which would help improve and enhance the certification activities.

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11:20 IST, September 23rd 2019