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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by pdonis on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:59PM (#24546416)
> It would seem the question to be answered by the FAA is whether they intend to address these systemic deficiencies or just the proximate causes of the crashes.

There are really two separate questions: first, should the FAA address other deficiencies particular to the 737 MAX, and second, should the FAA go beyond that to require Boeing to fix issues that are common to all 737 models?

I agree with Mr. Ewbank that the answer to the first question is yes; but he also argues that the answer to the second question should be yes, since the issues he points out in the latter part of the paper are not specific to the 737 MAX, as far as I can tell, but affect all 737 models. I don't agree that Boeing should be forced to address those issues, since that would amount to decertifying all 737s, which is not justified by the safety data; no other 737 model has an accident record that justifies any such decertification.

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Re:Boeing whistle-blower says proposed 737 Max fixes aren't ... by mjevans on Monday September 21, 2020 @02:48PM (#24546966)
The key difference is the 737 MAX is a new airplane intended for many more decades of service. Presumably the older 737s will age out and already have well known behaviors that are not as troublesome due to a more forgiving pairing of engine size and airframe balance.
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