Technical glitch caused plane to dive

By N. TRISHA

KUALA LUMPUR: The technical issue that caused a Malaysia Airlines Boeing-737-800 plane to dive suddenly and fly erratically was due to a malfunction to the pitot-static system, says the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia.

The pitot-static system are instruments that measure pressure differences to determine air speed and altitude.

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