The black boxes of the Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia show "clear similarities" with the Indonesian crash

The badysis of the black squares of Boeing 737 MAX 8 Last week he crashed in East Addis Ababa with 157 people on board, evidence "obvious similarities" with the October accident of an airline of the same type as the airline Lion Air, Reported Sunday the Ethiopian Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges.

"In the survey on the parameter recorder (FDR – Flight Data Recorder), obvious similarities were noted between the flight 302 of Ethiopian Airlines and the flight 610 of Lion Air ", he said at a press conference.

The aircraft Air Lion fell in October off the coast of Indonesia with 189 people on board, without there being any survivors.

The minister, however, He did not list the "similarities". He clarified that the preliminary report of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines will be released within 30 days.

The black boxes found at the scene of the accident, the FDR as well as the badpit conversation tape recorder, They were sent to France to extract the information.

The Bureau of Studies and Analysis French (BEA) announced Sunday on Twitter that "The data contained (in the black boxes) were extracted successfully" and "transmitted to the team of Ethiopian researchers".

Since the accident, Several experts spoke of "similarities" between the accidents of March and October.

As in the case of the Indonesian company Lion Air, the fall of the Boeing Ethiopian Airlines was produced shortly after takeoff. Both aircraft experienced erratic ups and downs and variable flight speeds before crashing.

The investigation of the Lion Air Boeing accident indicated as the cause of the moment the malfunction of the in-flight stabilization system intended to avoid the loss of durability of the aircraft, the MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Increase System).

The MCAS was introduced by Boeing in the 737 Max 8 model because its engines – heavier and more fuel efficient – have altered the aerodynamic qualities of the aircraft and may have caused the nose to lift under certain conditions. During the flight. manual flight

The MCAS system puts the plane "chopped" when the aircraft stalls to gain speed, based on a misinterpretation in this case.

The New York Times reported Thursday that the pilot of Boeing 737 MAX of Ethiopian Airlines had an immediate emergency after takeoff, he asked with a "panicked voice" to return while the speed of the The apparatus was increasing dangerously.