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Agence France-Presse

Boeing issued a special bulletin on Wednesday addressing a sensor problem flagged by Indonesian safety officials investigating the crash of a Lion Air 737 that killed 189 people last week.
The planemaker said local aviation officials believed pilots may have been given wrong information by the plane’s automated systems before the fatal crash.
“The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee has indicated that Lion Air flight 610 experienced erroneous input from one of its AOA (Angle of Attack) sensors,” the warning said.
“Boeing issued an Operations Manual Bulletin directing operators to existing flight crew procedures to address circumstances where there is erroneous input from an AOA sensor.”
Black box shock: Lion Air jet had speed fault on final four flights
An AOA sensor provides data about the angle at which wind is passing over the wings and tells pilots how much lift a plane is getting.
Lion Air JT610 plunged into the Java Sea less than half an hour after taking off from Jakarta on a routine flight to Pangkal Pinang city. There were no survivors.
The doomed jet was a Boeing 737-Max 8, one of the world’s newest and most advanced commercial passenger planes, and there is still no answer as to what caused the crash. A preliminary report is expected at the end of the month.
Indonesian investigators said on Wednesday that the plane had experienced instrument failures on four flights, including on one journey where both the AOA sensor and the airspeed indicator were affected.

Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee, told reporters that after one flight from Bali to Jakarta - the last before the crash - the left and right AOA sensors were found to disagree by 20 degrees.
He said the pilot had landed the plane safely on that occasion.
“The pilot’s success became our reference to give a recommendation to Boeing so they could issue an advice for other airlines to follow the same procedures if the same situation occurs,” Soerjanto said.
He added that the broken sensor from the Bali-Jakarta flight would be sent to the manufacturer in Chicago for further examination.
“We also plan to conduct a flight reconstruction to see the impact of the AOA sensor damage in the engineering simulator at the Boeing facility in Seattle.”
Search teams have filled some 186 body bags with remains found after the devastating crash, but only 44 victims have been identified so far.


Divers have recovered one of the two “black boxes” – the flight data recorder – but are still searching for the cockpit voice recorder, in the hope it will shed more light on the cause of the disaster.
The accident has resurrected concerns about Indonesia’s poor air safety record, which until recently saw its carriers facing years-long bans from entering European Union and US airspace.


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An Indonesian safety official examines an engine from the doomed Lion Air flight. Photo: Reuters

Indonesian families hold mass prayer at sea for victims of Lion Air crash that killed 189 people

A relative sprinkles flowers during a prayer for the victims of the crashed Lion Air flight. Photo: AP

A relative cries during a prayer service for victims in the crashed Lion Air flight 610 aboard an Indonesia Navy ship in the waters where the airplane is believed to have crashed in Tanjung Karawang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

epa07144343 Relatives and friends of crashed Lion Air flight JT-610 victims gather on the deck of a ship to pray and to to pay their tribute at the site of the crash, off the coast of Tanjung Pakis, West Java, Indonesia, 06 November 2018. According to media reports, Lion Air flight JT-610 lost contact with air traffic controllers soon after take-off and then crashed into the sea on 29 October 2018. The flight was en route to Pangkal Pinang, and reportedly had 189 people onboard. EPA-EFE/BAGUS INDAHONO

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The planemaker said local aviation officials believed pilots may have been given wrong information by the plane’s automated systems before the crash


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