Re:Boeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 Max Didn’t ...
by raverbashing on Monday June 10, 2019 @02:53AM
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And the damning thing was that they still thought it was ok to keep it absent
There are a couple of reasons why "the existing functionality was acceptable" is a poor excuse:
- It was present on early models (it was not an optional feature)
- Its triggering indicate to the pilots that something is amiss. Especially after the 1st accident there should have been an association "AOA problems -> potential MCAS problems"
There are a couple of reasons why "the existing functionality was acceptable" is a poor excuse:
- It was present on early models (it was not an optional feature)
- Its triggering indicate to the pilots that something is amiss. Especially after the 1st accident there should have been an association "AOA problems -> potential MCAS problems"