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The usual, cost. But I wonder how much the redundant sensor costs for airlines to ditch it.
by gtirloni 8y ago
The usual, cost. But I wonder how much the redundant sensor costs for airlines to ditch it.
- cjbprime 8y agoEvery 737 has two AoA vanes. They are redundant and the redundancy is not optional. MCAS just doesn't take advantage of there being two sensors.
- gtirloni 8y agoI think you're right. I misread it. My point about cost still stands. "Cockpit displays and a warning light intended to flag problems with angle-of-attack sensors in flight were optional on the Lion Air jet that crashed, according to people familiar with the matter. The carrier, like some others, chose not to purchase the feature, people familiar with the matter said, so pilots didn’t receive any such alerts." https://www.wsj.com/articles/maintenance-lapse-identified-as-initial-problem-leading-to-lion-air-crash-11545739204 https://www.wsj.com/articles/maintenance-lapse-identified-as...