Embraer malfunction similar to 737 Max issue probed by NTSB
Pilots on a Republic Airways Services Inc. flight leaving Atlanta in November lost the ability to raise and lower their Embraer EMB-175’s nose, investigators said on Wednesday, a failure reminiscent of what helped lead to the two deadly 737 Max crashes.
The National Transportation Safety Board issued 10 recommendations to Brazil, where the jet was made, and U.S. aviation regulators.
One of the issues was that the emergency procedures followed by the pilots, who were operating the flight for American Airlines Group Inc., didn’t seem to immediately stop the problem, the NTSB said. The failure was also difficult for pilots to detect, a situation which occurred in the 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
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The captain and copilot followed an emergency procedure they’d memorized for the problem, but it didn’t correct the problem, the NTSB said. The pilots reported that they both needed to push the control column with two hands to maintain control of the plane, preventing them from reaching for their emergency checklists.
Eventually, the copilot was able to use a thumb switch to help keep the jet’s nose level, and they returned for a safe landing, NTSB said.
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