Another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against plane maker Boeing relating to the fatal crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia.
The family of the Indonesian co-pilot is the latest to file a complaint in Boeing’s home city of Chicago.
It alleges the aircraft’s sensors passed on inaccurate information to the flight control system, which activated an anti-stalling system, forcing the aircraft into a nose-dive.
"The plane was unreasonably dangerous because its sensors provided inconsistent information to both the pilots and the aircraft," said law firm Gardiner Koch Weisberg & Wrona.
"Boeing failed to provide proper instructions, policies, and procedures to enable the pilots to override the anti-stall system. Despite their heroic efforts, the aircraft’s malfunctioning flight control systems prevented the pilots from regaining control of the aircraft."
Co-pilot Harvino was an experienced pilot who had logged more than 5,000 hours.
The filing said the instruction manuals for the new 737 MAX 8 were inadequate.
In another separate lawsuit filed days earlier on behalf of Lion Air passengers, the complaint said Boeing ‘first blindfolded and then tied the hands of the pilots.’
