Report Faults Indonesian Airline’s Safety Measures in Crash

Report Faults Indonesian Airline’s Safety Measures in Crash
A worker assists his colleague as a tyre from Lion Air flight JT610 is lifted up at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 4, 2018. Beawiharta/Reuters
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—A report based on black box data from an Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed last month cites equipment failures and the airline’s safety measures as factors in the disaster.

The data reported Nov. 28 showed the pilots of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 struggled to maintain control as an automatic safety system repeatedly forced the plane’s nose down. The report repeats recommendations that pilots be better versed in emergency procedures aware of past aircraft problems.