With two crashes in five months of the new 737 4th Generation a design flaw seemed likely. We look at how Boeings focus on cost-avoidance, grandfathering and bending probabilities during design would ultimately cost 346 people their lives.
With John Chidgey.
Related episodes:

  • Causality Episode 10: The Comet
  • Causality Episode 14: Concorde

Investigation and Reports:

  • FAA Finds New Safety Risk in Boeing 737 Max
  • KNKT JT610 Final Report
  • NTSB ASR-19-01 Safety Recommendation Report
  • JATR Report: Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System

History of Boeing:

  • History of Boeing
  • Boeing 737 Classic
  • Boeing 737 Next Generation
  • Boeing 737 MAX

Technical Information:

  • 737 MAX: MCAS - The Boeing 737 Technical Guide
  • Flight Controls - The Boeing 737 Technical Guide
  • A quantum leap forward Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine
  • Angle Of Attack
  • Angle of Attack Sensor 0861FL1
  • V Speeds
  • Wing Root
  • CFM International CFM56
  • CFM International LEAP
  • Fundamentals Of Airliner Performance: The Engine
  • Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System: MCAS
  • Using The 737-800 And 737-900 Flaps
  • Understanding Flaps

Standards and Bulletins:

  • AC 25.1309-1
  • AC 25.1309-1A
  • Hazard Classification Matrix Based On JAR AMJ 25.1309 Severity
  • ICAO Annex 19: Safety Management
  • EASA Type-Certificate Datasheet Boring 737
  • FAA Advisory Circular 23.1309-1E
  • FAA Advisory Circular 25-7C
  • FAA System Safety Handbook Chapter 3: Principles of System Safety
  • AMJ25.1309 Change 15

Fallout:

  • Lion Air Flight 610
  • American Airlines Fleet
  • Southwest Airlines Fleet
  • Southwest Airlines Pilots Sue Boeing Over 737 Max Grounding
  • 737 Max Crisis: Boeing To Borrow $10B
  • Boeing 737 Max Designed By Clowns
  • Boeing 737 MAX Groundings
  • Boeing 737 Max Plane Crash Victims Families Sickened By Fired Boeing CEOs Payout
  • Boeing Announces Leadership Changes
  • Boeing Statement On 737 MAX Return To Service
  • Boeing Earnings Q2 2019
  • Boeing Earnings Q3 2019
  • Boeing Knew Of 737 Max Flaws Before Crash
  • Boeing Left Safety Features Off 737 Max
  • Boeing Misses On Earnings
  • Boeing To Recommend Simulator Training For 737 Max Pilots
  • Boeing Will Suspend 737 Max Production In January 2020
  • Family Of Lion Air Co-pilot Sues Boeing
  • Lion Air crash: Cockpit Voice Recorder Is Found By Divers

Forum Articles:

  • What Are The Checklist Items For A Runaway Stabiliser Trim
  • Why Can’t The 737 MAX’s Horizontal Stabilizer Autotrim Be Cut Out
  • How To Disable The Stabilizer Trim Cutoff Switches
  • What Is The Procedure To Disable MCAS
  • How The Stabilizer Cutout Switch Functionality Changed From NG to MAX

Links of potential interest:

  • Airline Pilot Salaries
  • In Service Safety At Boeing: October 2014 Presentation
  • Pilots Fought Automatic Safety System
  • Boeing Statement on Lion Air Flight 610 Preliminary Report
  • How A 50yr Old Design Came Back To Haunt Boeing
  • AoA Vane Must Have Failed
  • Flawed Assumptions Paved A Path To Disaster
  • The 737 Max Has Cost Boeing $9.2B And Counting
  • The Complaints Pilots Filed About Boeing’s 737 Max
  • The Many Human Errors That Brought Down The Boeing 737 Max
  • What Happened On Board The Lion Air Boeing 737 Max That Crashed

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