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The article makes vague references to scary sounding incidents such as: > In one incident in December 2021, a United Airlines pilot declared a mayday after the
by assttoasstmgr 4y ago
The article makes vague references to scary sounding incidents such as:
> In one incident in December 2021, a United Airlines pilot declared a mayday after the system controlling the pitch and altitude of the plane started malfunctioning.
And yet, after searching multiple online databases looking for more info, I can't find any evidence of this ever having happened. One exception is this incident from December 2021 in the NASA database which references a non-MAX 737-800:
> B737-800 Captain reported stabilizer trim became inoperative and elected to divert and make a precautionary landing.
Surely the authors of this hit piece would not have confused the MAX with a completely different aircraft?
- nikau 4y agoIts possible given even Boeing started to refer to the MAX as 737-8 due to the MAX branding being tarnished: https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130724 https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=1...
- throwaheyy 4y agoNot necessarily. For example the “737 Next Generstion 800” is just known as the “737-800”. In some contexts it is further abbreviated to eg. “738”. For brevity the full name is not always used in all places.
- cdelsolar 4y agoI flew on a 737-Max after an 8 hour flight delay very recently and I thought they were joking when they announced what the plane was. I quickly looked up the stats on my phone (is this thing safe to actually fly?). It made the trip back more anxious than it had to be.