EDITORIAL: FAA shouldn’t cede safety to Boeing and other airplane makers
Muilenburg testified that he knew prior to the second crash that a pilot involved in the development of the 737 Max had expressed concerns about "egregious problems" with an automated system. Despite that and concerns that the automated system -- called MCAS -- was at fault in the first crash,
The MCAS was needed because
But the sensors that detect the nose-up condition aren't always right -- and a warning message to pilots if the two sensors disagreed was only available as part of an optional, more expensive upgrade. If the system engaged when the nose hadn't pitched up, the plane would go into a sudden dive.
Even after the second crash,
In the months since the crashes,
Earlier this month, a panel of international aviation regulators issued a report that made a dozen recommendations for improving the approval process. The
That sort of self-regulation utterly failed with the MCAS, as the international report outlined. The
The
Americans depend on federal regulators to ensure the safety of the cars they drive in, the food they eat, the water they drink, the planes they fly in and so much more. That job should not, cannot, be outsourced. Only independent, outside regulation will keep companies honest.
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