happened. the tube told the pilot something about the speed of the plane as they did not identify as the pitot tube having iced over. they made decisions that ended up bringing that plane down into the atlantic. it s not the first time it happened and it s not just the type of plane it happened to. in 1996, twice it was two different boeing 757s that crashed, both because of problems with their pitot tubes, these are fragile instruments that when the planes are on the ground, pitot tubes get covered up to protect them, like from the weather. or if the plane is getting maintenance work or cleaned. one of those crashes in 1996 happened when a marnt nens crew put tape over the pitot tube while washing the plane. that inadvertently covered pitot tube led the pilots to a misunderstanding and a plane crash. the tube was not blocked by a piece of ice or a piece of tape, the other one that year was an insect nest covering up the pitot tube, and nobody noticed it.
being catastrophic. the crew misunderstood what had happened. the tube told the pilot something about the speed of the plane as they did not identify as the pitot tube having iced over. they made decisions that ended up bringing that plane down into the atlantic. it s not the first time it happened and it s not just the type of plane it happened to. in 1996, twice it was two different boeing 757s that crashed, both because of problems with their pitot tubes, these are fragile instruments that when the planes are on the ground, pitot tubes get covered up to protect them, like from the weather. or if the plane is getting maintenance work or cleaned. one of those crashes in 1996 happened when a marnt nens crew
in 1996, twice it was two different boeing 757s that crashed, both because of problems with their pitot tubes, these are fragile instruments that when the planes are on the ground, pitot tubes get covered up to protect them, like from the weather. or if the plane is getting maintenance work or cleaned. one of those crashes in 1996 happened when a maintanence crew put tape over the pitot tube while washing the plane. that inadvertently covered pitot tube led the pilots to a