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If you look at the comment I replied to, their cited source has a section on the change in MCAS control authority to the rear stabilizer.
by Spartan-S63 8y ago
If you look at the comment I replied to, their cited source has a section on the change in MCAS control authority to the rear stabilizer.
- bumby 8y agoThat article seems inconclusive to me. The FAA said the software change was news to them but Boeing said the FAA considered the final configuration in their analysis. Either somebody is mis-remembering, outright lying, or they didn't consider the software change a true configuration change.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y agoNobody needs to remember anything. The phrase "if it's not documented, it didn't happen" means something.
- bumby 8y agoFair enough from a QA standpoint, except the FAA authorities (according to the article) gave them a pass on not documenting it (at least, not documenting it until later). It seems like the FAA was too trusting in this case.