Latent flaw missed in Transavia 737 angle-of-attack sensor

Transavia 737-800-c-Kok Vermeulen Creative Commons

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French investigators have determined that a Boeing 737-800 experienced two successive unreliable air data incidents, after an overnight technical check failed to uncover a latent flaw in its angle-of-attack sensor.

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