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Isn't it more than the MCAS itself but also the reliance on one sensor (redundancy optional expense) instead of standard of three?!
by paulryanrogers 3y ago
Isn't it more than the MCAS itself but also the reliance on one sensor (redundancy optional expense) instead of standard of three?!
- wkat4242 3y agoWell yes both. But either way, if the pilots had known MCAS existed, all they would have had to do was switch it off. In both cases they had plenty of time to do it. Knowledge is key, even with 3 sensors it's possible 2 of them fail, though much less likely.
- seabass-labrax 3y agoThe scandal with the MCAS though was in large part because Boeing went out of their way to hide the existence of this system to save their customers training costs, and therefore win more sales from existing 737 operators. On the contrary, Airbus, for instance, provide detailed guidance for what to do if either one, two or all three of a system like the ADIRS (Air Data Inertial Reference System) were to fail during a flight, even though that is extremely unlikely.
- sokoloff 3y agoET302’s crew did switch it off [correctly]. They then switched it back on in an attempt to fly the airplane out of the emergency.