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| Topic | Text messages show Boeing knew about problems with the 737 Max back in 2016 |
| treewojima 10/18/19 5:08:02 PM #1: | https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/18/boeing-shares-slide-on-report-faa-is-concerned-it-was-misled-about-737-max.html The Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing withheld concerning messages from 2016 between employees about a flight-control system implicated in two crashes of the 737 Max, deepening the manufacturers crisis over the jets that have been grounded worldwide since March. A Boeing test pilot complained in one of the messages that a flight control system, known as MCAS, was difficult to control, according to the messages, obtained by NBC News. That system is at the heart of investigations into two fatal crashes. Investigators have implicated the system in both crashes a Lion Air 737 Max that went down in Indonesia in October 2018 and an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model that crashed in March. Its running rampant in the sim on me, the pilot, Mark Forkner, Boeings former chief technical pilot, said in 2016 to a colleague, referring to the simulator, according to the transcript. Granted, I suck at flying, but even this was egregious. His colleague replied that they would have to update the description of the system. So I basically lied to regulators (unknowingly), read Forkners reply. Forkner did not immediately respond to a request for comment. whoopsies ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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