One of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302\u2019s pilots told the other \u201cpitch up, pitch-up\u201d moments before the Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashed three weeks ago, a new report has revealed.
\nAccording to The Wall Street Journal, that instruction and other information about the plane\u2019s final moments paint a picture of a flight crew that was quickly overwhelmed.
\nThe Ethiopian Airlines jet took off from Addis Ababa on March 10 and ran into trouble almost immediately, the Journal reported.
\nFirst Officer Ahmed Nur Mohammed contacted the control tower and in a crackling transmission reported a \u201cflight control problem,\u201d according to the newspaper, which cited people close to the ongoing investigation.
\nThe tower asked for details as Captain Yared Getachew tried to climb and correct the glide path, the paper reported.
\nTwo minutes into the flight oscillation became a wild bounce, then a dive. The flight lasted fewer than six minutes.
\nThe pilot who urged the other to pitch up was not identified, as all 157 people on board the plane were killed.
\nThe newspaper\u2019s report came as Boeing faces mounting pressure to roll out a software update for its 737 Max, its best-selling jet.
\nA faulty anti-stalling system on the Max is suspected in the disaster, which occurred shortly after takeoff.
\nThe Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) flight-control feature is also suspected in the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max in Indonesia last October, according to the BBC.
\nThe Lion Air flight went down soon after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board.
\nArlines grounded 737 Max jets in their fleets after the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
\nIt is hoped there will be a fix in time for the peak summer travel season, the Associated Press reported.
\nThe Max remains grounded worldwide and airlines are losing money because of canceled flights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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