Monday’s report identified no issues with the airline or pilots’ handling of the brand new 737 Max, which crashed shortly after takeoff.

Inaccurate sensor readings activated the MCAS anti-stall system that pointed the plane’s nose down as pilots struggled to right it, the report said. Moments before impact, the plane was pointing down 40 degrees and hurtling to the ground at more than 500 feet per second.

«Most of the wreckage was found buried in the ground,» it said.

The interim report bolstered the findings of Ethiopia’s initial assessment, which linked the crash to a Boeing automated system. The interim report’s recommendations did not include any proposed measures for Ethiopian authorities or the airline.

It said two sensors recording the plane’s angle — known as the «angle of attack» or AOA — differed in readings by 59 degrees.

«Shortly after liftoff, the left and right recorded AOA values deviated. The left AOA values were erroneous and reached 74.5,» the report said.

That was followed by the activation of an anti-stall system known as MCAS, which repeatedly forced the plane’s nose downward because the sensor was saying it was climbing too steeply, it said.

The Ethiopian interim report contrasts with a final report into the Lion Air crash released last October by Indonesia that faulted Boeing’s design of cockpit software on the 737 Max but also cited errors by airline workers and crew.

Boeing criticized for ‘inadequate’ training

The Ethiopian report did not mention any errors by the pilots, merely noting they were trained, fully certified and medically cleared to fly. It criticized Boeing for «inadequate» training for pilots flying the new model because simulations did not include scenarios where MCAS was erroneously activated.

«Training should also include simulator sessions to familiarize with normal and non-normal MCAS operation. The training simulators need to be capable of simulating AOA failure scenarios,» it recommended.

The report ratifies safety recommendations that are already underway, including modifications to the sensor architecture and anti-stall MCAS software. Boeing only recently endorsed the call for more costly simulator training after holding out for months in favour of computer-based training.

The U.S. House Transportation Committee on Friday faulted the country’s Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval of the plane and Boeing’s design failures, saying the 737 Max flights were «doomed.»

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