Lion Air Pilots Battled Confusing Malfunctions Before Crash
- Indonesian investigators release extensive flight data
- Data also raises questions about pilot actions, maintenance
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The Lion Air pilots whose plane nosedived into the Java Sea in October, killing all those aboard, were battling multiple malfunctions almost as soon as the doomed flight began, according to a trove of new data released by Indonesian investigators.
They faced a cacophony of warnings that started seconds after takeoff and continued for the remaining 11 minutes before the crash.