Boeing 737 MAX 8: Correction of the stabilization system that would have caused the accident in Indonesia

Already the corrected version of the stabilization system is ready suspected of having caused the accident of Boeing 737 MAX 8 Lion Air, for which 189 people died in Indonesia, in October 2018.

"Boeing has already completed the necessary correction measures for MAX," he said. AFP a source of industry under the guise of anonymity. However, the version must be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an entity that decided to leave the 737 MAX on the ground after the two air tragedies recorded in the last five months.

The company also must present the update authorities and pilots from American Airlines, SouthWest and Units in the city of Renton, where planes are badembled.

The tragedies of Lion Air in October and Ethiopian Airlines in March, they left a total of 346 dead and raised safety concerns in the certification of the 737 MAX 8 model.

Following the suspension of flights, the FAA gave the company time in April to make the necessary changes to the system. Flight Stabilization System called MCAS (Increasing system of maneuvering characteristics), involved in the accident in Indonesia.

As a result of this, the company devoted itself to developing the enhanced version of the software and finalized the update of its pilot training and instruction manuals.