JT 610
29 Oct 2018 · System & Design MalfunctionLION AIR FLIGHT 610
Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Lion Air · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
MCAS activated on a faulty sensor
MCAS
Angle-of-attack sensor
Stabilizer trim
Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Lion Air
Route
Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta (CGK), Indonesia
→ Pangkal Pinang (PGK), Indonesia
People
189 on board
189 fatalities
Date
29 Oct 2018
Flight crew
Captain: Bhavye Suneja
Category
System & Design Malfunction
When software, sensors and design turn on the crew.
THE STORY
One faulty angle-of-attack sensor told MCAS the jet was stalling. The hidden system shoved the nose down more than 20 times until the crew lost the fight.