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- The changes ordered by the F.A.A. include updating MCAS to avoid erroneous activation, updating display software to alert pilots when data from sensors conflicts, rerouting some internal wiring and updating the flight manual.
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Apr 18, 2019 · UPDATE: 3 Feb. 2024: In the wake of a near-disastrous cabin blowout in an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 on 5 Jan. —which has propelled the embattled redesign of the once iconic 737 back into the headlines—Boeing, the plane’s designer, has been shaken anew.
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Nov 29, 2023 · The G700 was originally expected to be certified in 2022, but due to additional software testing requirements by the FAA it has faced numerous delays. This delay was due to the FAA’s decision to bolster software standards in the wake of the 737 MAX MCAS system failures.
Jun 22, 2019 · As Boeing and the FAA advanced the 737 MAX toward production, they limited the scrutiny and testing of the MCAS design. Then they agreed not to inform pilots about MCAS in manuals, even...
Mar 29, 2019 · Executives claimed on March 27 that the cause was a software problem — and that a new software upgrade fixes it. But this open-and-shut version of events conflicts with what diligent reporters...
- Matthew Yglesias
Mar 27, 2019 · Boeing points out that MCAS can be countered by the pilots and, if all else fails, can be turned off by flipping two cutoff switches. Boeing has been conducting flight tests of the MCAS software...
- Dominic Gates
MCAS. This required software function operates in unusual flight conditions only and now relies on two sensors, activates only once and never overrides pilots’ ability to control the airplane. LEARN MORE.
Mar 2, 2020 · Acceleration/Vibration Aerospace/Military Sensor Applications Software 737 Max Boeing FAA MCAS Embedded Sensors. It’s been widely reported that Boeing’s decision to use a flight control software fix known as MCAS in its 737 MAX planes was one of the key factors that led to two crashes that killed 346 people.