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To save on money, MCAS was rushed, deadlines “had to be met”
- To save on money, MCAS was rushed, deadlines “had to be met”
- The prime directive was to pretend the plane was unchanged. MCAS was not to be mentioned in the pilot manual, robbing pilots of any chance of knowing what could go wrong with it and how to recover
- MCAS relied on an angle of attack indicator. The plane only shipped with one, a 2nd one was optional equipment for an extra price. It used to be standard, but bean counters got in the way.
- Even if you got 2, MCAS was only connected to the main one.
- If the single AOA failed, it could force the plane to pitch down towards a crash.
737 Max, how many things went wrong?