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 | A congressional committee reads in Brasilia August 1, 2007, the last 12 minutes of cockpit conversation before an Airbus A320 crashed in Sao Paulo on July 17 killing nearly 200 people. A lever used to control engine speed was in the wrong position when a Brazilian plane crashed last month and likely was a major cause of the country's worst air accident, according to flight recorder transcripts published by a newspaper on Wednesday. click to open  |  | A TAM airlines Airbus A320 lands on the secondary runway at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport, as Brazil's new Defense Minister Nelson Jobim inspects the main runway where the exact same type of plane skidded in a rainstorm last week, killing nearly 200 people in the country's worst air disaster ever, July 27, 2007. Jobim, who was sworn in on Wednesday to tackle a 10-month aviation crisis, said he will prioritize air safety even if it means more delays for passengers. click to open |  | Brazil's aviation official Jorge Kersul Filho speaks at a news conference at the Center of Investigation and Prevention of Air Accidents in Brasilia, Friday, July 27, 2007, regarding the July 17 TAM airlines plane crash in Sao Paulo that killed 199 people. click to open |
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