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PERU: FATAL CRASH OF AEROPERU BOEING 757 INQUIRY REPORT

(7 Nov 1996) Spanish/Nat The fatal crash of a Boeing 757 passenger plane off Peru's Pacific coast in October, might have been caused by the obstruction of altitude and speed sensors, a Peruvian Transport Ministry report said Wednesday. Three static sensors recovered from the bottom of the sea last Thursday were still covered with adhesive tape used by maintenance mechanics to protect them when the plane's exterior is being cleaned. But the president of Aeroperu pilots association suggested Wednesday a saboteur may have taped over the crucial sensors. Adhesive tape like this, used by maintenance mechanics to protect sensors when the plane's exterior is being cleaned, could be the possible cause of last October plane crash. The Peruvian Transport Ministry issued a report Wednesday which pointed to the obstruction of the plane's altitude and speed sensors. The report came after three static sensors, recovered from the bottom of the sea last Thursday, were found to be still covered with adhesive tape. The report says the obstruction of the sensors, on the left side of the fuselage, could explain the erroneous and confusing information of altitude and airspeed received by the pilots. On a Boeing 757, three pairs of static sensors and four dynamic ones give three separate information systems for the pilot, the copilot and a third alternative for emergencies. Even if other sensors had functioned normally, the blockage of one of them was enough for the Boeing 757 to receive erroneous information about altitude and airspeed, the ministry said. But the president of Aeroperu pilots association suggested Wednesday that a saboteur might have taped over crucial sensors on an airliner that crashed. Cesar Betalleluz, president of the Aeroperu pilots, defended the airline's crew and maintenance, saying they had followed proper procedure in checking the plane before takeoff and the pilots were skilled enough to have flown the plane safely. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) No gentlemen. The masking tape is only the beginning of what happened later. I don't mean we don't have to take this into account -we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the discovery of the tape, but it was proved that the plane flew, and it could have flown even more to the airport, because our crews have demonstrated that they are professionals who can fly a plane manually, without computers. SUPER CAPTION: Cesar Betalleluz, President of Aeroperu Pilots Association He called for a thorough investigation and criticised newspapers, which had already taken for granted, that negligence by maintenance officials was to blame for the accident. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) The only people interested in this premature statement, we could say, before the investigation is completed, is the plane factory and the American authorities, to get out of this problem. SUPER CAPTION: Cesar Betalleluz, President of Aeroperu Pilots Association The Aeroperu Boeing 757 was flying from Lima to Santiago, in Chile when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean on October 2, killing all 70 aboard. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...