Overview
- The NTSB report, released May 1 after a Freedom of Information Act request, details new flight data from the March 2022 crash that killed 132.
- While cruising at 29,000 feet, both engine fuel switches moved to cutoff and engine speeds fell.
- On a 737, each fuel lever must be pulled up before it can be moved to cutoff, a design that makes an inadvertent shutdown unlikely.
- Control traces show a steep dive and at least one 360-degree roll, which experts say suggests a fight for the controls.
- The CAAC leads the probe, the flight data recorder stopped around 26,000 feet after power failed, and China has not released cockpit audio or a final report.