Regulators found high risk of emergency after first Boeing max crash
An internal risk analysis after the first of 2 Boeing 737 MAX airliner crashes showed the likelihood was high of a similar cockpit emergency within months, according to a FAA official familiar with the details and others briefed on the matter. The regulator’s analysis, not previously reported, showed that it “didn’t take that much” for a malfunction like the one confronted by the pilots of the Lion Air flight that crashed into the Java Sea last year to occur, one of the people briefed on the analysis said. Based on the findings, the regulator decided it was sufficient to inform pilots about the hazards of an on-board sensor malfunction. The belief was that if pilots were aware of the risk and knew how to respond, it was acceptable to give Boeing and regulators time to design and approve a permanent software fix to MCAS. <br/>
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Regulators found high risk of emergency after first Boeing max crash
An internal risk analysis after the first of 2 Boeing 737 MAX airliner crashes showed the likelihood was high of a similar cockpit emergency within months, according to a FAA official familiar with the details and others briefed on the matter. The regulator’s analysis, not previously reported, showed that it “didn’t take that much” for a malfunction like the one confronted by the pilots of the Lion Air flight that crashed into the Java Sea last year to occur, one of the people briefed on the analysis said. Based on the findings, the regulator decided it was sufficient to inform pilots about the hazards of an on-board sensor malfunction. The belief was that if pilots were aware of the risk and knew how to respond, it was acceptable to give Boeing and regulators time to design and approve a permanent software fix to MCAS. <br/>
