由于飞行员不确定地面状况，美国联合航空公司的波音 737 Max 在休斯顿机场滑出滑行道。 United Airlines Boeing 737 Max slid off taxiway at Houston airport due to pilots' uncertainty about ground conditions.

美国联合航空公司的机长表示，波音 737 Max 在休斯顿机场滑出滑行道之前，刹车似乎不太有效，剧烈晃动。 United Airlines jet captain says brakes seemed less effective, shaking violently before Boeing 737 Max slid off taxiway at Houston airport. 由于云层破碎，飞行员无法确定地面情况。 Pilots were uncertain about ground conditions due to broken clouds. 美国国家运输安全委员会的初步报告显示，机长关闭了自动刹车，称跑道看起来干燥，但副驾驶认为跑道看起来湿滑。 Preliminary report by National Transportation Safety Board indicates captain disabled autobrakes, citing the runway looking dry, but co-pilot believed it looked wet. 机上 160 名乘客和机组人员均未在此次事件中受伤。 None of the 160 passengers or crew were injured in the incident.