Boeing to make standard a warning light that was not on doomed planes
Boeing said Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for new safety updates to its software on its 737 Max jets could come as early as next week. After the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people, the company announced it would now make standard an indicator light that warns pilots of a sensor malfunction that could cause its anti-stall system to activate unnecessarily.
Investigators believe that anti-stall system, new on the 737 Max, triggered on Lion Air Flight 610, repeatedly forcing down the nose of the plane and leading to the crash. The previously optional indicator light, a safety feature, was not installed on the Max 8 Lion Air plane or the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed last week.
A U.S. airline source said that feature would cost roughly $80,000 extra on a plane with a list price of about $120 million.
Investigators are trying to determine why the max eight fleet was certified to fly in the first place.
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If the system knows the sensor is malfunctioning, why the FUCK would it be able to automate the anti-stall system??
yes of course the warning light should be there but if the system knows it's malfunctioning, lock it out from feeding the anti-stall system maybe?
