Pilot seat malfunction blamed for LATAM plane accident between Sydney and Auckland according to preliminary report [Video]

Passengers involved in the South American airline accident have been told by aviation lawyers there are “many vital questions to be answered” despite the release of a preliminary report into the incident.

LATAM Airlines flight LA800 plunged suddenly between Sydney and Auckland in March this year, leaving at least 50 passengers and staff injured, some requiring hospitalisation in Auckland.

A preliminary report by the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics of Chile found that “the seat on the left side of the cockpit, with the captain in position, began an involuntary movement forward”.

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Director of Carter Capner Law Peter Carter said that they were investigating the history of cockpit seat switch controls on the 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Carter said they were also investigating warnings issued by Boeing about the seat controls in 2017 and again after the March 11 accident.

Photos of the seats of both the pilot and first officer were …