33: 737 MAX
With two crashes in five months of the new 737 4th Generation a design flaw seemed likely. We look at how Boeings focus on cost-avoidance, grandfathering and bending probabilities during design would ultimately cost 346 people their lives.
With John Chidgey.
Related episodes:
Investigation and Reports:
- FAA Finds New Safety Risk in Boeing 737 Max
- KNKT JT610 Final Report
- NTSB ASR-19-01 Safety Recommendation Report
- JATR Report: Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System
History of Boeing:
Technical Information:
- 737 MAX: MCAS - The Boeing 737 Technical Guide
- Flight Controls - The Boeing 737 Technical Guide
- A quantum leap forward Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine
- Angle Of Attack
- Angle of Attack Sensor 0861FL1
- V Speeds
- Wing Root
- CFM International CFM56
- CFM International LEAP
- Fundamentals Of Airliner Performance: The Engine
- Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System: MCAS
- Using The 737-800 And 737-900 Flaps
- Understanding Flaps
Standards and Bulletins:
- AC 25.1309-1
- AC 25.1309-1A
- Hazard Classification Matrix Based On JAR AMJ 25.1309 Severity
- ICAO Annex 19: Safety Management
- EASA Type-Certificate Datasheet Boring 737
- FAA Advisory Circular 23.1309-1E
- FAA Advisory Circular 25-7C
- FAA System Safety Handbook Chapter 3: Principles of System Safety
- AMJ25.1309 Change 15
Fallout:
- Lion Air Flight 610
- American Airlines Fleet
- Southwest Airlines Fleet
- Southwest Airlines Pilots Sue Boeing Over 737 Max Grounding
- 737 Max Crisis: Boeing To Borrow $10B
- Boeing 737 Max Designed By Clowns
- Boeing 737 MAX Groundings
- Boeing 737 Max Plane Crash Victims Families Sickened By Fired Boeing CEOs Payout
- Boeing Announces Leadership Changes
- Boeing Statement On 737 MAX Return To Service
- Boeing Earnings Q2 2019
- Boeing Earnings Q3 2019
- Boeing Knew Of 737 Max Flaws Before Crash
- Boeing Left Safety Features Off 737 Max
- Boeing Misses On Earnings
- Boeing To Recommend Simulator Training For 737 Max Pilots
- Boeing Will Suspend 737 Max Production In January 2020
- Family Of Lion Air Co-pilot Sues Boeing
- Lion Air crash: Cockpit Voice Recorder Is Found By Divers
Forum Articles:
- What Are The Checklist Items For A Runaway Stabiliser Trim
- Why Can’t The 737 MAX’s Horizontal Stabilizer Autotrim Be Cut Out
- How To Disable The Stabilizer Trim Cutoff Switches
- What Is The Procedure To Disable MCAS
- How The Stabilizer Cutout Switch Functionality Changed From NG to MAX
Links of potential interest:
- Airline Pilot Salaries
- In Service Safety At Boeing: October 2014 Presentation
- Pilots Fought Automatic Safety System
- Boeing Statement on Lion Air Flight 610 Preliminary Report
- How A 50yr Old Design Came Back To Haunt Boeing
- AoA Vane Must Have Failed
- Flawed Assumptions Paved A Path To Disaster
- The 737 Max Has Cost Boeing $9.2B And Counting
- The Complaints Pilots Filed About Boeing’s 737 Max
- The Many Human Errors That Brought Down The Boeing 737 Max
- What Happened On Board The Lion Air Boeing 737 Max That Crashed
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