Showing posts with label Boeing 737 MAX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boeing 737 MAX. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Boeing knew the software problem in the 737 Max before the crash!


Boeing knew the software problem in the 737 Max before the crash

In a statement from Boeing, 737 Max-type airplanes reported that the problems in the software that informs the problem in the software after the first deliveries of the models reportedly reported.
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing , 737 Max model passenger aircraft, which caused two fatal crashes , the first accident about 1 year ago, admitted that the accident.

According to the news in the BBC, Boeing said in a statement, 737 Max type aircraft, the angle of the direction of air flow between the axis of the aircraft that determines the angle of inconsistency in the software that informs the problem, the models were informed that after the first deliveries were made.

At the outset, the company reported that it was planned to add the alarm system as a standard feature to the control software, but realized that the system could work with an optional additional display hardware after deliveries started.

Boeing officials, the problem will not have a major impact on flight safety and the operation of the aircraft do not need to intervene because they evaluate the problem, a future software update, said they plan to solve the problem.

On the other hand, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Boeing did not inform themselves about the software problem, until October 2018 when the first accident occurred.

Boeing 737 Max 8 crisis
The Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger airplane of Ethiopia fell shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa to go to Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and 157 people on board died.

In Indonesia, the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from Lion Airlines's JT 610 was crashed into the sea on October 29, 2018, shortly after taking off from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on Sumatra Island. The accident, which killed 189 people, was the first accident of this type of aircraft.

After the win in Ethiopia, including Turkey, China, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, many countries, Austria is also among them "Boeing 737 Max" type have ceased operation of the aircraft temporarily and airspace had been closed to these flights.

In both accidents 737 Max type aircraft, the attack angle sensor between the data mismatch of the control system called "Maneuver Characteristic Reinforcement System" (MCAS) was said to be effective in the automatic activation of the control system.

Boeing announced that the 737 Max-type aircraft would provide an update to provide additional security layers if the attack angle sensors provided incorrect data to the MCAS software.

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