Update on Ethiopian Max 8 crash

[Manonthestreet]

The doomed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max that crashed and killed 157 people last month reportedly had its angle-of-attack sensor damaged on takeoff from a foreign object or bird.

The damaged sensor went on to trigger inaccurate data and resulted in the pilots turning the anti-stall software - known as MCAS - off, but it re-engaged and pushed the jet downwards, sources told ABC News. Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 had sensor damaged by foreign object at takeoff | Daily Mail Online
Little later in article it says software cannot reactivate by itself, needs to be manually turned on. Dont know if this gives Boeing an out on pilot error grounds or just plain bad luck.

 

[harmonica]

...if the anti-stall system engaged for no good reason, then Boeing has a problem
they turned if off--but it went back on-- on it's own???!!!???

 

[ABikerSailor]

Part of the problem is that the pilots haven't been properly trained on how to correct things when the alarms go off. They used tablets to train them on the new system instead of putting them in the simulator.

The last plane to crash? It almost crashed the day before, but there was a pilot who was hitching a ride with them who had been through it before, and when the plane tried to stall, the passenger pilot was able to show them how to correct it.

And, with all the things I've seen on this, Boeing is gonna be lucky if they don't get sued by someone.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Part of the problem is that the pilots haven't been properly trained on how to correct things when the alarms go off. They used tablets to train them on the new system instead of putting them in the simulator.

The last plane to crash? It almost crashed the day before, but there was a pilot who was hitching a ride with them who had been through it before, and when the plane tried to stall, the passenger pilot was able to show them how to correct it.

And, with all the things I've seen on this, Boeing is gonna be lucky if they don't get sued by someone.

Who is they? the airlines?....did Boeing do the training?

 

[ABikerSailor]

Part of the problem is that the pilots haven't been properly trained on how to correct things when the alarms go off. They used tablets to train them on the new system instead of putting them in the simulator.

The last plane to crash? It almost crashed the day before, but there was a pilot who was hitching a ride with them who had been through it before, and when the plane tried to stall, the passenger pilot was able to show them how to correct it.

And, with all the things I've seen on this, Boeing is gonna be lucky if they don't get sued by someone.

Who is they? the airlines?....did Boeing do the training?

Boeing built the new plane, and they came up with software updates for safety, but instead of training them in a simulator, they trained them with a tablet to save money.