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INDONESIA's Ministry of Transport has discovered defects in two other Boeing 737-MAX 8s, including a problem with the display of cockpit indicators which, according to the analyst, could be similar to that reported in the Lion Air crash Jet.
The ministry announced that it was inspecting 10 recently released aircraft owned by Lion and the flagship carrier Garuda, while authorities were analyzing data from a black box found, which could help explain why theft JT610 sank in the Java Sea, killing 189 people on Monday.
Few details were disclosed, but the department said that it had examined more than half a dozen streams and discovered that a problem related to the display of its cockpit was related to a problem, while another had a technical problem in the stabilization system.
The two planes belonging to Lion needed new components, he added.
According to aviation analyst Dudi Sudibyo, the cockpit display problem could include a reported speed and altitude problem in the doomed jet.
Indonesia Tempo The news site published a minute-by-minute summary of conversations between the air traffic control and pilots of Monday's fatal flight, who reported a "flight control problem" and who were not not certain of their altitude.
Asked about the accuracy of the report, the Deputy Chief of the National Committee on Transportation Safety, Haryo Satmiko, said he had "similarities" with the information received "legally" by the investigators.
Mr Sudibyo pointed out that with planes, "even if there is one and the same flaw, it should not fly."
If there is a problem with the new Boeing 737-MAX 8, this will have consequences for travelers around the world, including Australia.
It is understood that Virgin Australia has ordered 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, the first of which will arrive next November.
Stephen Wright, aviation expert at the University of Leeds, told AFP that the failures identified by the Ministry of Transport in the other two Boeing were "very minor".
He added that any problem with the pitot-static system of the new jet, which determines the speed and the altitude among other measurements, will be determining for the probe.
The inspection comes as questions about why an aircraft that had entered service just a few months ago crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
The single-lane jet, en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, is one of the world's newest and most advanced commercial passenger aircraft.
The low-cost airline Lion Air admitted that the convicted jet had a technical problem on a previous flight – as well as its sudden and fatal dive – raised questions as to whether it had mechanical defects specific to the new model.
Since then, it appeared that the pilot of the previous flight of the plane, Sunday from Bali, had requested to return to the airport shortly after takeoff, but then reported that the problem had been solved and that he had gone to Jakarta.
The Indonesian National Committee for Transportation Safety said it was interviewing people who flew the day before the fatal accident.
Some have reported a frightening and erratic trip, an assertion that seems to be supported by flight tracking data.
Totally destroyed
Since the crash, tireless rescuers have been laying seams, wheels and other parts of the crashed aircraft from the depths of Indonesia's north coast, while divers were looking for the fuselage on the seabed.
"There are a lot of small debris, airplane wheels and seats – all totally destroyed and broken up," said Isswarto, commander of the Indonesian Navy's search and rescue division.
The divers searched a relatively shallow area between 25 and 35 meters deep, but found fewer body parts than at the beginning of the week, he added.
"They are scattered everywhere and some may have been swept away by the current."
Dozens of body bags containing remains were found at the site of the accident.
On Thursday, one of the black boxes of the plane was found and the authorities are looking for the second.
The black box could offer investigators the best chance to find out why the jet crashed. The devices help explain nearly 90% of all accidents, according to aviation experts.
The devices record information on the speed, altitude and direction of the aircraft, as well as the conversations of the flight crew.
Representatives of Boeing and the US National Transportation Safety Board participate in the investigation.
The search and rescue agency announced that recovery efforts would continue until at least Sunday.
The results of the preliminary inquiry should be made public by the end of the month.
BAD SAFETY RECORD
The remains of the passengers are sent to the hospital for DNA testing. Four passengers were identified on Friday.
The pilot of the convicted aircraft asked to return to Jakarta before the accident, but the cause of the accident remains unclear.
The accident has raised further concerns about Indonesia's poor air safety performance, which until recently banned its air carriers from entering the European Union's airspace and airspace. United States.
According to the aviation safety network, nearly 40 fatal air accidents have occurred in Indonesia in the last 15 years, including an accident in 1997, killing 234 people, the deadliest in the country.
Lion Air – which has had several incidents, including a fatal accident in 2004 – has benefited from the explosion of the domestic air travel market in Indonesia.
However, concerns have been expressed about pilot shortages in industry and growth far exceeding Indonesia's limited regulatory and technical resources.
"The growth of the industry here has occurred too quickly," said Sudibyo.
