Faulty system, poor pilot monitoring contributed to Sriwijaya Air crash - Indonesian investigators

FILE PHOTO: Officers of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee inspect the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java Sea, on the last day of its search and rescue operation, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA (Reuters) -A faulty automatic engine throttle system that was not properly monitored by pilots led to a deadly January 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya Co 737-500 jet, Indonesia's air accident investigator KNKT said in a final report on Thursday.

The crash into the Java Sea after take-off from Jakarta, which killed all 62 people on board, was Indonesia's third major commercial plane crash in just over six years and shone a spotlight on its poor air safety record.