There was another incident where a mechanic placed a piece of tape over the pitot tube during a maintenance procedure. This was correct protocol, but he failed to remove the tape. It was again pilot error that caused the crash because there was conflicting data coming from the plugged and unplugged tube.
Reminds me of the case where the mechanics closed to a visual degree but didn’t latch the engine cowlings on a jet. Jet takes off, cowlings rip off, damaging one engine fuel line and starting a fire. Landed OK, fortunately.
You might be thinking of Air France Flight 447 that came down after leaving Rio de Janeiro for Paris back in 2009.