Lion Air PK-LQP planes fly!

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) clarified the news regarding Lion Air's initial PK-LQP crash report on Wednesday (11/28/2018).

A number of media outlets inside and outside the country, citing NTSC sources, said the plane was not feasible from Denpasar, Bali on October 28th. 2018 or the day before the accident.

According to Capt Nurcahyo Utomo, Head of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee Branch, the NTSC stated that the aircraft was fit for flight if the aircraft's aircraft maintenance report was signed. by an engineer.

According to him, after landing the aircraft, the pilot reported a disturbance in the plane and the mechanic had carried out repairs and tests. After the test results gave good results, AFML was signed as a trigger and the aircraft was declared in flight state.

Nur Cahyo explained that one of the conditions causing the navigability had ended when the plane had flown. The decision to continue flying or landing is soon in the hands of the captain.

"Therefore, it was declared that the Lion Air Boeing B 737-8 (MAX) aircraft registered PK-LQP under proper flight conditions from Denpasar (Bali) with flight number JT043 and departing from Jakarta with flight number JT610, "he said.

"This has been communicated to clarify the information so as not to cause misunderstanding in the community," said Nur Cahyo in a press release delivered at the NTSC headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday (29.11.2018).

Earlier, AFP had reported that the NTSC had stated that the JT-610 Air Lion, which crashed into Karawang waters on October 29, 2018, should have been banned or stopped before the launch. ;deadly accident.

AFP reported that, following a report claiming that the pilot had difficulty controlling the anti-stall system. "This plane is no longer feasible and should not be forced to continue flying," said Nurcahyo Utomo, head of the NTSC flight subcommittee.

Photo: Nurcahyo Utomo, head of the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) for the plane crash, held a model airplane at a press conference on her investigation on the plane crash of Lion Air last month in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 28, 2018. REUTERS / Darren Whiteside

As is known, the aircraft had encountered problems during his flight between Denpasar and Jakarta on October 28, 2018. Then, after landing in Jakarta, the pilot informed the technician of this problem.

Then, the next day, October 29, 2018, the plane was operated to serve flights Jakarta-Pangkalpinang. However, the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed into Karawang waters.

On Wednesday (28/11/2018), Lion Air held a press conference to respond to the NTSC statement that was reported by various media outlets. Daniel Putut, managing director of Lion Air Group, pointed out that there was a discrepancy between the contents of the initial report and the NTSC's remarks.

"There is a gap between the preliminary report and what was reported in the press release [bahwa pesawat tidak laik terbang], "he says.

(miq / dru)