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Reports: Lion Air Flight Nearly Went Down 1 Day Before Fatal Accident

HeadlineMar 20, 2019

Reports are emerging the Lion Air flight almost went down the day before the deadly accident, but an off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit knew how to disable a malfunctioning flight control system, which was likely pushing the nose of the plane down. On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao ordered an audit of the certification process for Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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