- Title: Sensor replaced in Lion Air flight prior to departure, Indonesia says
- Date: 7th November 2018
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (NOVEMBER 7, 2018) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF NEWS CONFERENCE WITH INDONESIA'S NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE / COMMITTEE MEMBERS TALKING (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) AIR ACCIDENT OFFICIAL AT INDONESIA'S TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE, NURCAHYO UTOMO, SAYING: "Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) wants to deepen the investigation into the condition of the 'angle of attack' (AOA) sensor. We will send this AOA (sensor) back to its manufacturer because we have suspicions about it. If the change of AOA sensor were successful, we wouldn't have to send it back. But if we see it as the problem, we have to investigate further." CAMERA OPERATORS FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) AIR ACCIDENT OFFICIAL AT INDONESIA'S TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE, NURCAHYO UTOMO, SAYING: "Regarding the safety bulletin and information from Boeing about the accident in Indonesia, it (the safety bulletin) was based on a request from KNKT taking into consideration what happened." JOURNALIST FILMING NEWS CONFERENCE ON PHONE AIR ACCIDENT OFFICIAL AT INDONESIA'S TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE, NURCAHYO UTOMO, DEMONSTRATING ANGLE OF ATTACK (AOA) SENSOR ANGLE OF ATTACK BEING SHOWN VARIOUS OF INDONESIA TRANSPORT MINISTRY OFFICIALS SITTING DOWN AHEAD OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) OFFICIAL AT INDONESIA'S DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION, KUS HANDONO, SAYING: "At the moment there are 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating in two Indonesian airlines: one in Garuda and 10 in Lion Air. We have done special checks on those planes which are outside the normal routine, and all of those which have been checked have been deemed safe to fly." PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS SIGN READING (English and Bahasa Indonesia): "MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION"
- Embargoed: 21st November 2018 13:26
- Keywords: Lion Air Boeing news conference air accidents crash Lion Air crash plane crash Indonesia
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA00195I8J0L
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: An altitude sensor had been changed the day before the Lion Air plane crashed into the sea killing 189 passengers on board, Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said on Wednesday (November 7).
Experts say the angle of attack sensor is a crucial parameter that helps the aircraft's computers understand whether its nose is too high relative to the current of air - a phenomenon that can throw the plane into an aerodynamic stall and make it fall.
The captain and first officer flying from Bali to Jakarta the night before the crash had indicators displaying differences in angle of 20 degrees, KNKT said, but the flight landed safely despite having issues in the air.
Indonesian authorities have downloaded information from the flight data recorder that showed a cockpit indicator on the Lion Air jet was damaged for its last four flights.
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had issued a safety bulletin reminding pilots how to handle erroneous data from a key sensor in the wake of the crash. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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