Ethiopia’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau today released a preliminary accident investigation report into the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on a scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya. All 157 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft were killed in the crash.
The report contains a fight history based on preliminary analysis of the airplane’s digital flight data recorder (DFDR) and cockpit voice recorder and air traffic control (ATC) communications. In their initial findings, investigators found that shortly after takeoff, the value of the left angle of attack (AOA) sensor deviated from the right one, with the left AOA sensor reaching 74.5 degrees while the right sensor indicated 15.3 degrees. The stick shaker activated shortly thereafter. The flight crew twice reported flight control problems.
According to the rep…
