Lion Air co-pilot’s family latest to file Boeing wrongful death lawsuit
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.’
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