NTSC asks Boeing to review the latest 737 Max aircraft

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.COM – The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has asked Boeing to study together the latest 737 Max aircraft. The request followed an NTSC investigation into the aircraft accident Lion Air JT 610.

"That's what the NTSC asked about what happened, so as we investigated yesterday, we're not looking for mistakes, but improvements so that similar incidents do not happen in the world." Nurcahyo Utomo, head of the NTSC Subcommittee, told a press conference in Jakarta (11/07/2018).

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Nurcahyo explained, from the preliminary data that had been studied, that NTSC had examined the need for Boeing to repair a number of components considered problematic, including speed indicators. Boeing was also asked to report what actually happened to the Lion Air aircraft to register the PK-LQP.

Then, the world's airlines using the latest Boeing 737 Max aircraft are invited to follow Boeing's improvements.

"Earlier this morning, we received a safety warning from Boeing to aircraft operators using Boeing.Then we discussed.We asked for a number of explanations that were deleted in the flight procedures, "he said.

In the Boeing Bulletin, Flight Operator 737 Max was warned of a false reading of the flight watch system. The error then caused a sudden lowering of the aircraft.

In addition, said Nurcahyo, the NTSC and Boeing have agreed to publish on all airlines in the world. Later, there will be a new procedure for this type of Boeing flight.

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Meanwhile, NTSC chief Soerjanto Tjahjano added, after discovering four times the damage done to the speed instruction component of the plane, and then having discussions with the NTSB and Boeing.

The results of the discussion made it possible to immediately indicate the right measures to be taken if other aircraft suffered similar damage.

"We are giving instructions on the right steps, so it's the result of cooperation between NTSC, Boeing and NTSB to create a new procedure later," said Soerjanto.