Ok, back to the subject of the thread with some updates as I promised before.
Russia says deadly plane crash may have been caused by human error
Isn't the cause of plane crashes always human error?
The flight crew make a mistake
Support personnel on the ground make a mistake
Maintenance is shoddy
Components aren't manufactured to specs
Incorrect specifications are mandated
etc.
etc.
Today's updates:
MOSCOW, February 13. The crash of the passenger plane near Moscow could have been caused by the incorrect data on the flight’s speed as a result of the sensors icing up, the Interstate Aviation Committee said on Tuesday, after deciphering the flight data recorder
"A preliminary analysis of the recorded information, and also the analysis of similar cases that occurred in the past suggest that a distinct situation could have developed in mid-air due to incorrect data on the flight’s speed on the pilots’ displays. This in turn, could have been linked to
the ice-up of the total pressure probes since their heating systems were switched off," the Interstate Aviation Committee said.
"During all the other flights registered on the flight recorder [15 more flights], the heating of the total pressure probes was switched on before takeoff in its line-up position," the Interstate Aviation Committee said in its report.
An emergency situation developed aboard the crashed An-148 passenger plane about 2.5 minutes after takeoff, the Interstate Aviation Committee also said.
At that moment, the passenger plane’s flight recorders recorded divergences between the readings of the speed sensors, it said.
Experts decode possible cause behind An-148 jet crash
Also:
the plane was manufactured in Ukraine where all other AN planes used to be manufactured. On Tuesday, the Antonov company’s press service told TASS that Ukraine planned to send five experts to Russia to take part in investigating the recent Antonov An-148 plane crash.
Ukraine ready to join probe into An-148 crash