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Wonder if many airlines just made a habit of flying with broken AoA sensors, which until the 737 MAX was easy to get away with.
by gok 8y ago
Wonder if many airlines just made a habit of flying with broken AoA sensors, which until the 737 MAX was easy to get away with.
- 781 8y agoThat would still fall on Boeing, it would be their responsibility to make it clear that what was acceptable in the past (broken AoA sensor) is not anymore.
- mjevans 8y agoI doubt any company would have supported that configuration officially in the past. That it happened to work is another matter entirely. One of the engineering improvements that (as an armchair viewer) believe needs to be made is better communication of auto-pilot state to the crew. ANY deviation from designated human input needs to be clearly communicated to the pilots so they know what the hell is doing it and if necessary which system(s) to disable to regain full manual control.
- 7952 8y agoIt is perfectly common to fly with inoperable equipment. There are equipment lists that define minimum numbers and mitigation. Of course that doesn't mean the advice is followed or flawless.
- xvf22 8y agoWell, the manufacturers and certification define a MEL[0] which must be adhered to and outlines what equipment needs to be functional for a flight. If the MEL specifies one AoA out is acceptable then you can bet the airline will fly with it until they can swap it out depending on maintenance constraints. [0] http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/inst_reports2.cfm?article=4590 http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/inst_reports2.cfm?artic...