Boeing Jet’s Faulty Sensor Wasn’t Fixed Before Lion Air Crash, Report Finds
- Indonesia investigators preliminary report doesn’t list cause
- Pilots struggled to understand multiple malfunctions
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A malfunctioning sensor at the center of the investigation into the Oct. 29 crash of a Lion Air jetliner into the Java Sea wasn’t repaired before the fatal flight even though it had failed on the plane’s previous trip, according to a preliminary investigative report.
A mechanic worked on other sensors and equipment during a night shift before the early morning departure, but not on the so-called angle-of-attack vane, according to Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee. The investigators also asked Lion Air to take corrective steps to improve the safety culture as they released the report in Jakarta on Wednesday.