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Boeing 787 nosedive may have been from flight attendant accidentally hitting cockpit button: report
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0:43Now PlayingThe terrifying nosedive of a Latam Airlines Boeing 787 flight that left at least 50 people injured may have been caused by a flight attendant accidentally flicking a switch in the cockpit, according to a report Friday.
The clumsy crew member appears to have inadvertently hit the switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a mid-flight meal, US aviation industry officials briefed on preliminary evidence from the investigation told the Wall Street Journal.
That pushed the pilot into the controls — thrusting down the nose of the plane, leaving many of the 200 passengers flying into the ceiling and fearing the jet was dropping out of the sky, the report said.
The flipped seat switch explanation appears to echo reporting by the aviation industry publication the Air Current, which cited a senior airline safety official as saying that the movement of a seat on the flight deck caused “the nose down” angle for the plane.
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