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April 04, 2019 The pilots of the Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on March 10 near the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, "had followed the emergency procedures to the letter but were unable to deactivate the automatic flight stability control". This is what we read in the preliminary report on the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 accident, which cost the lives of 157 people, including eight Italians.



"It was not a human error but a software defect," said Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges, anticipating the results of the analysis. The preliminary results will be fully disclosed within 26 days, as required by the rules for the investigation of air accidents.



The final report will take a year of work but, according to the minister, will be in line with what has already been said.     



According to the first reconstruction, "the pilot tried several times to deactivate the automatic flight control, which caused the plane to dive a few minutes after take-off" from Addis Ababa International Airport. The take-off phase was "normal and adequate" but then the pilot "made several attempts to regain control of the aircraft, however the dive activation took place automatically, explained the minister. The malfunction of the system is therefore confirmed in the viewfinder. stall called Mcas.       



The Ethiopian government therefore recommends that Boeing "check its automatic control software and other technologies" installed on the model in question. Last October, another Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed in Indonesia in similar ways. The Addis Ababa executive also calls on the aviation safety authorities to "carefully examine the technology of the Boeing 737 Max 8", which after the massacre has all models stopped on the ground around the world.     



The report does not reveal any doubts about the professionalism and experience of the crew. "They had all the necessary qualifications and certifications", assured the minister. Tewolde Gebremariam, the managing director of the Ethiopian national airline, the largest in Africa and one of the safest in the world, said he was "very proud of the performance and high level of professionalism" shown by the crew.     



The Mcas system, designed to prevent the plane from continuing to gain altitude, is being investigated by the United States Justice.

He is believed to be at the base of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia last October in which 189 people died.

The Ethiopian Airlines accident caused Boeing to lose nearly $ 13 billion in market capitalization (-5.33%) just the day after the tragedy.