5 days ago Ā· In 2018, a Lion Air flight on a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed into the ocean. The following year, an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model crashed shortly after takeoff . More than 300 Left: Boeing 737 MAX - Because the MAX sits higher off the ground, notice how there is a larger gap between the landing gear door and tires than on the 737 NG. Right: Boeing 737 NG - Notice how the bottom of the landing gear door sits at almost the same level as the tires. Images: Left - Flickr/Dylan Agbagni (CC0/Public Domain) 6 days ago Ā· FAA orders temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jets after mishap. (Bloomberg)āThe Federal Aviation Administration said it will order the temporary grounding and inspections of some Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 aircraft operated by US carriers, a day after a fuselage section on a brand-new Alaska Airlines jet blew out shortly after takeoff. Measurements from two Angle of Attack (AOA) sensors will be compared. Each sensor will submit its own data to the airplaneās flight control computer. MCAS will only be activated if both sensors agree. MCAS will only be activated once. MCAS will never override the pilotās ability to control the airplane using the control column alone. Same for the 737 NG series. So it was a gauge that can be done away with. According to an FAA document from Nov 2020 on the 737-800 and 737-8 (aka Max) differences, which was "Approved by the Aircraft Evaluation Division", the removal of the APU EGT gauge does not impact the procedures or flight characteristics and is categorized as level-A The MAX 8 was meant to replace the 737-800 and is the longest running model in the series. Boeing has delivered 350 of the 737 MAX 8 since 2017 and reportedly has orders for 5000 more. However sFUhgTu.
