Boeing on Tuesday issued an Operations Manual Bulletin (OMB) to airlines flying the 737 MAX as a result of early findings in the investigation of last week’s fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia.
According to a statement released by Boeing, the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has indicated that Flight 610, which was operated with a 737 MAX 8, experienced erroneous input from one of its angle of attack (AOA) sensors. Boeing said its OMB directs operators “to existing flight procedures to address circumstances where there is erroneous input from an AOA sensor.”
A statement from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday morning said the agency plans to mandate the Boeing bulletin by issuing an airworthiness directive.
“The FAA continues to work closely with Boeing, and as a part of the investigative team on t…
