Boeing to make safety feature standard on 737 MAX
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON - Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had reprogrammed software on its 737 MAX passenger jet to prevent erroneous data from triggering an anti-stall system that is under mounting scrutiny following two deadly nose-down crashes in the past five months.
“We are going to do everything that we can do to ensure that accidents like these never happen again,” Mike Sinnett, Vice President for Product Strategy and Future Airplane Development told reporters near Seattle on Wednesday. The changes were drawn up in response to the Lion Air crash but are seen as crucial to regaining the trust of pilots, passengers and regulators after the Ethiopia crash prompted a worldwide grounding Boeing 737 MAX planes.
The software upgrade will also make it easier for pilots to counteract nose-down movements from MCAS by pulling back on the control column, Boeing said. The move follows reports that Lion Air pilots were overwhelmed by heavy movements ordered by MCAS. If the difference in the two measurements exceeds 5.5 degrees, then MCAS will stop working and pilots will be alerted to this by a warning message that will now be built into the cockpit display, whereas beforehand it was optional.
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday questioned why Boeing had charged extra for some safety features and Senator Dianne Feinstein said she was considering legislation to bar the practice.
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