The mediumáethical and problemático Boeing 737 MAX already turns oneñor without flying since its mandatory grounding worldwide after two regrettable accidents toéprisoners.
were the accidents Lion Air and of Ethiopian Airlines those who gave the alertápushes the industry toérea, the Boeing 737 MAX debíto stay on the ground preventively while the causes of these events were identified.
Boeing 737 MAX añor without flying
Initially, both accidents seemístill be very similar, but very unlikely to share causes, especially because of the new and modern nature of what at that time was the más new avión of the family Boeing.
Were 5 months that separated one accident from the other, so that time allowedó preliminarily, know the possible causes of the Lion Air accident, the system MCAS was emerging as the system that willíhas generated the unfortunate event.
After knowing the initial similarities in the flight profile, aircraft behavior and investigationóinitial n, The order was resounding and the greatestíto of aerolíairlines of the world of their own volition decided to ground their planes, while in other cases it was the aero authorityálocal utica in charge of imposing flight restrictions for an indefinite period of time.
The one left on the groundíwith the aim of discovering the reason and ruling out a possible high risk of operation.ón, so it was expected to be for a short period, the reality was very different from what Boeing and its customers expected.
MCAS
Preliminary reports revealed that the cause of both accidents was the erroróneo operation of this system, spaghettién generated by a lack or lack of training of the crews on its existence or operation before its activationón.
The MCAS is a program or software that has the objective of avoiding a potential entry into péloss or péloss of liftón of the aircraft in situations of poor maneuvering or similar, this given that the Boeing 737 MAX shares designñor with the verseón NG, but with m enginesás large and powerful located más ahead, what in the long run mayíto generate a promotion «exaggerated» and their respective péloss of control of the aircraft.
To avoid potential problems such as those listed above, Boeing developedó the MCAS that sought to help avoid situations like thisí and help the Pilots, in the end he did the opposite.
What is missing for the Boeing 737 MAX return to service
Boeing, FAA, EASA and operators have participated in endless meetings, análysis, simulationón and test flights where the manufacturer proposals to consider system problems solved.
A new configurationón, additional systems in the cockpit or indicators on screens and alsoén new training for certified pilots in this aircraftón, They are part of the changes that have been made and submitted for acceptance.ón of all members of the re-certification teamón.
Despite all the attempts and proposals of Boeing, The regulatory authorities have been strict in indicating that noá el permiso de operationón until everyone isén satisfied with the measures applied and for the same reason Boeing suspendsó the productionón of the 737 MAX and adjournó for mid east 2020 the return to the air official way of the aircraft.
what's coming
It must be remembered that the Boeing 737 MAX has not been the único in dealing with similar situations, but despite this the avión has aúa long road ahead, that to más from re-certificationón dutyá go through the más difícil and the truth is that it is already añor without flying.
Regain the trust of your customers, the aerosolsíneas será the main challengeíor that Boeing and followed by that these same, manage to regain the confidence of passengers in flying in an airplaneón, that by the time I fly again, dutyá be completely safe, tested and have passed one of the processes máapplicants for certificationón, thing that couldíto have been made or discovered before the accidents.
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