Causality

33: 737 MAX

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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.

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  • Causality Episode 10: The Comet
  • Causality Episode 14: Concorde

    • 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:

      • History of Boeing
      • Boeing 737 Classic
      • Boeing 737 Next Generation
      • Boeing 737 MAX

        • 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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