“Cockpit Mishap” Blamed For Airliner’s Nosedive

The Insider reports:

Monday’s Latam Airlines incident might have been caused by a flight attendant accidentally hitting a switch in the cockpit, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was flying from Sydney to Auckland when it suddenly dropped.

50 people were treated by paramedics, of whom 12 were sent to the hospital, the New Zealand Herald reported.

While serving a meal, a flight attendant hit a switch on the pilot’s seat, the officials told the Journal. This then turned on a feature that pushed the pilot and his seat forward toward the controls, which pointed the plane’s nose down, they added.

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A mishap with a cockpit seat may have thrust the pilot into the controls of a Boeing Co. 787 plane flying to New Zealand this week, triggering the sudden plunge that injured 50 passengers, the Wall Street Journal reports https://t.co/vOtW43SC10

— Bloomberg (@business) March 15, 2024

“A Latam Airlines flight attendant hit a switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a meal, leading a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls and push down the plane’s nose.” https://t.co/jgRWOGzIo0

— Samuel Oakford (@samueloakford) March 15, 2024

Investigators Suggest Cockpit Mishap With Flight Attendant Caused LATAM 787 To Plunge https://t.co/irusaMV8xf via @LiveandLetsFly pic.twitter.com/GcLXYDATDV

— BoardingArea (@BoardingArea) March 15, 2024