US Pilots Logged Complaints Over Boeing's 737 MAX 8
- 5 years ago
US Pilots Logged Complaints Over Boeing's 737 MAX 8 The reports come after two fatal crashes over
the past six months involving the aircraft. The tragedies in Ethiopia
and Indonesia left
over 350 people dead. More than 40 countries
have now stopped flying
Boeing's MAX 8. Southwest and American Airlines were the only ones in the U.S.
that used them. In one complaint to the FAA, a pilot said the plane descended rapidly on
its own after takeoff. The pilot goes on to say that the anomaly occurred when
autopilot mode was turned on. Unnamed U.S. pilot. via FAA According to CNN, the same thing may have happened in Lion Air's crash last October.
the past six months involving the aircraft. The tragedies in Ethiopia
and Indonesia left
over 350 people dead. More than 40 countries
have now stopped flying
Boeing's MAX 8. Southwest and American Airlines were the only ones in the U.S.
that used them. In one complaint to the FAA, a pilot said the plane descended rapidly on
its own after takeoff. The pilot goes on to say that the anomaly occurred when
autopilot mode was turned on. Unnamed U.S. pilot. via FAA According to CNN, the same thing may have happened in Lion Air's crash last October.