A faulty automatic engine throttle system that was not properly monitored by pilots led to the deadly January 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya Co 737-500 jet, a final report by Indonesia's air accident investigator said on Thursday.
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Indonesian family of woman who died in Sriwijaya Air crash hope preliminary report will help improve aviation safety
By Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker and wires
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FebFebruary 2021 at 1:51am
Rafik Yusuf Alaydrus (right) lost his wife Panca in the Sriwijaya Air crash that killed 62 people in January.
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The husband of a woman who died in the Sriwijaya Air crash says he hopes that Indonesia will be stricter about regulations on airplane conditions, so this kind of accident won t happen again .
Rafik Yusuf Alaydrus s wife of 23 years, Panca, was on the flight, having left Pontianak on December 22 to visit family in Slawi, in central Java.
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Represented by Wisner Law Firm, the family has alleged the Boeing 737-500 aircraft was defective in more way than one before the takeoff
A family who lost their relatives to the Indonesian plane crash have filed a legal case against Boeing alleging them of flying a defective and unreasonably dangerous aircraft.
The Sriwijaya Air flight (SJ-182) crashed into the depths of Java Sea minutes after its takeoff from the Jakarta airport, earlier this month The aircraft had 62 people on board at the time of the crash.
An Indonesian family has now sued Boeing at circuit court of Cook county in Illinois. The family lost three members to the deadly crash.
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