NTSC, the aircraft PK-LQP is not worth flying, here is Lion Air's response

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Lion Air has asked the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) to provide clarification on information about PK-LQP aircraft that are not suitable for flight.

Lion Air Group President Edward Sirait said that in the news, PK-LQP aircraft were on the road from Denpasar to Jakarta on October 28, 2019, the day before the plane crashed in the waters from Karawang.

"This statement in our opinion is not true," said Edward at a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday (28.11.2018).

"The plane from Denpasar was released and declared worthy to steal after the document and what our technicians did," he continued.

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Edward said, Lion Air asked the NTSC to clarify the statement in writing Thursday (29/11/2018).

If the NTSC did not respond to the request for clarification, Lion Air stated that Edward would take a number of measures, including legal measures.

"We will take action, including the possibility that this statement is a legal step if this statement is issued by the NTSC," he said.

Earlier, the NTSC had stated that it was no longer possible to fly the Lion Air PK-LQP aircraft when it was conducting the Denpasar-Jakarta route on October 28, 2019.

This is known to NTSC after verification Black Box l & # 39; air.

"According to us, the plane was already unfit for flight," said Nurcahyo Utomo, chairman of KNKT's flight accident investigation subcommittee, when the first results of the flight were released. accident, at the NTSC office in Gambir, central Jakarta.

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Nurcahyo explained, flight data recorder (FDR) records the existence shaker stick active just before the flight until the flight.

At an altitude of approximately 400 feet, the pilot is informed of a speed change warning on main flight display (PFD).

The nose of the aircraft PK-LQP decreased automatically. Due to the automatic decline, the co-pilot then resumed flying manually until landing in Jakarta.

"In our opinion, the flight should not have been resumed," Nurcahyo said.