If the plane’s nose continued to fall, the pilots were instructed to crank a manual wheel in the 737 MAX cockpit that can move the plane’s horizontal stabilizer--the small wing-like structure ...

The MCAS system was designed to counteract the effect on the plane’s handling caused by new larger 737 MAX engines, which had to be placed farther forward and higher on the wings because the 50 ...

The plane landed safely. Closer look: What the NTSB report found. The incident grounded 171 MAX 9 jets, which have the same mid-cabin door plug, for inspection. It's also renewed scrutiny of ...

(3) But then MCAS returns with a sharper nose-down movement. The plane crashes to earth 6 minutes after takeoff (4). The angle of attack sensor sends data to the MCAS on the angle of the plane’s ...

Several passengers suffered injuries. The plane had been in service for just eight weeks. The panel that tore off is a plug put in place on some 737 MAX 9s instead of an additional emergency exit ...