Why Did Boeing’s Warning on 737 Max Fail to Stop Second Crash?

  • Unlike first Max crash, the malfunction was known to pilots
  • Ethiopian investigators expected to release interim report
A recovery worker at scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash on March 13, 2019.Photographer: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
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Eight days after a Boeing Co. 737 Max went down in the Java Sea, killing all aboard, the planemaker issued a worldwide warning to pilots identifying the malfunction that triggered the crash.

The bulletin, which was followed almost immediately by a similar notice from U.S. regulators, listed the symptoms cockpit crews faced in such an emergency and explained how to counteract it. News reports described the problem.