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Ethiopian 737 MAX 8 Crashes Shortly After Takeoff, All Lives Lost...
joeyb747:
The aircraft involved is ET-AVJ, Boeing 737-860 MAX CN 6245 LN 7243, powered by the CFM LEAP 1A series power plants, was first flown on 10/30/18, and delivered to Ethiopian Airlines on 11/15/18.
"An Ethiopian Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration ET-AVJ performing flight ET-302 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Nairobi (Kenya) with 149 passengers and 8 crew, departed Addis Ababa's runway 07R and was climbing out of Addis Ababa when the aircraft levelled off at about 9000 feet MSL, radar contact was lost shortly after at 08:44L (05:44Z). No survivors were found."
"In a subsequent press conference on Mar 10th 2019 Ethiopian Airlines reported the crew reported difficulties and requested a return to Addis Ababa. The captain was with Ethiopian Airlines for 9 years and had about 8000 hours of flight experience, a first officer with 200 flight hours assisted, there were 35 nationalities amongst the 149 passengers. The crash site appears to be consistent with a steep dive, the aircraft is right inside the ground. The aircraft had undergone last "rigorous first check maintenance" on Feb 4th 2019. The aircraft had last operated to and from Johannesburg (South Africa) arriving back in Addis Ababa in the morning of Mar 10th 2019 before departing for the accident flight."
From:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4c534c4a&opt=0
ORD Don:
I would like to hope that this isn't a systemic problem with the 737 Max 8, but the circumstances
seem eerily similar to the Lion Air crash some months ago....
joeyb747:
It definitely appears that trust in the airframe has been lost. The Chinese Government has grounded the MAX 8 series 737 operated by Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Cayman Airways has grounded its two new 8 MAX aircraft. Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its remaining MAX 8 fleet as well.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airlines-china/chinese-carriers-ethiopian-airlines-suspend-use-of-boeing-737-max-8-aircraft-after-crash-idUSKBN1QS01Z
In a strange twist, Boeing has delayed the rollout of the 777-9, originally scheduled for this Wednesday...
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-to-delay-777x-rollout-after-ethiopian-crash-456497/
joeyb747:
Indonesia has followed suit...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-11/indonesia-grounds-boeing-max-jets-after-deadly-ethiopian-crash
ORD Don:
" Dr. Alan Diehl, a former FAA, NTSB and USAF investigator and author of Air Safety Investigators, does see one of the Boeing 737 MAX’s most advanced flight
— the MCAS implicated in the crash of Lion Air 610 — as one of its biggest flaws as well. The system creates “a different flying experience” for pilots, because
you “can’t overpower it with the MAX.”
https://thepointsguy.com/news/is-the-boeing-737-max-safe-to-fly/ Thoughts ??
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