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Article — Jan 10, 2021 · 15 min study Members

Autothrottle Fault Doomed Sriwijaya Air Flight 182

An unresolved autothrottle fault, reported 65 times, and a missed monitoring cue combined to bring down Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 in January 2021.

Autothrottle Fault Doomed Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
FIG. 01 A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737, the aircraft type flown as Flight 182 in January 2021Archive

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