Aircraft Accident Brief Ntsb/aab-02/01 (Pb2002-910401): Egypt Air Flight 990, Boeing 767-366er, Su-Gap - National Transportation Safety Board Page 127
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160 had no place in an NTSB aircraft accident safety investigation; yet, the NTSB decided to include
them in the public docket just days before the docket was opened. The result was the publication
of unsubstantiated reports which slandered the First Officer and his family, had no bearing on the
First Officer’s ability to fly and provided no evidence that the First Officer intended to crash the
airplane. At the same time, the NTSB deliberately ignored evidence provided by the Captain of
an earlier flight on the accident airplane where he had experienced autopilot problems that had
caused him to disconnect the autopilot. The NTSB not only failed to conduct any investigation
of autopilot anomalies, it also excluded the evidence of these problems from the public docket.
From the beginning of this investigation, the Egyptian Team has insisted on only two
things: First, that the investigation be complete and thorough; and second, that the evidence
receive objective and unbiased evaluation. Unfortunately, the NTSB’s draft report shows that
neither of these objectives has been achieved.
II.
Status Of Investigations Actions
As described above, during the course of the investigation, there were numerous
instances where the NTSB was reluctant to pursue standard accident investigation issues except
at the insistence of the Egyptian Team. In other instances, either the NTSB or Boeing failed to
provide satisfactory information relevant to the accident investigation.
From November 1999 through August 2000, the NTSB directed the Egyptian Team to
make its investigative requests directly to the NTSB. After the Technical Review meeting in
October 2000, the parties agreed that any additional technical requests would be submitted
directly to Boeing. A summary of the current status submitted by the Egyptian Team is
presented below. This information is divided into two parts. Part1 lists requests submitted
directly to the NTSB, and part 2 reflects requests made to Boeing.
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