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Intentional?
Documents show that the fall of China Eastern MU5735 may have been deliberate
Boeing 737-800 NG
China Eastern Airlines
lasta29, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rafael Ramos
5/23/2022
The accident that killed all 132 people aboard China Eastern Boeing 737-800 Flight 5735, which took place on March 21 between Kunming and Guangzhou, may have been intentional.
Black box data suggests that the plane did exactly what it was commanded to do, namely that someone may have led the plane into the fatal dive that occurred at 29,100 feet and caused the plane to crash in the mountainous region of Teng County. The information was first reported in The Wall Street Journal.
This claim may be reinforced by the fact that aviation authorities in China (the US is also involved in the investigation, as the aircraft is Boeing) did not find any maintenance issues on the plane. No service bulletins and no airworthiness directives were issued against the Boeing 737-800.
The Boeing 737-800 got to be grounded in China after the accident until it was proved that the plane was not the culprit for what happened.
This information has not yet been made official until the publication of this article and the investigations still have a long way to go. Even if the fall was intentional, the reasons still need to be unraveled so that accidents of this type can be avoided in the future.
So far, authorities are still investigating who may have caused the dip. There is a possibility that it was a suicide pilot, very similar to what happened with Germanwings 9525, but there is also a possibility that someone else entered the cockpit of the plane and caused the accident.
According to China Eastern, the pilots were in good physical health, good family conditions and finances.
The investigation could still take at least a year before final information is released. In addition, unofficial speculation can hinder the progress of investigations.
Another relevant point is that the Chinese civil aviation agency found no abnormal pattern of communication between the crew and traffic controllers.
Image: Boeing
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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