Reply to post: Re: Birds

Ethiopia sits on 737 Max report but says pilots followed Boeing drills

sanmigueelbeer
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Re: Birds

There's some speculation that a bird strike may have damaged the AoA sensor

Unlike the case of Lion Air, Ethiopia did not release (to the public) the FDR readings. So no one really knows what happened.

Lion Air didn't need to release the "official" report because everyone could see the AoA went opposite direction the minute the plane left the tarmac.

Next, if the AoA sensor for Ethiopia Air was faulty, surely, Ethiopia Air would've mentioned this in the press. Maybe someone could've "leaked" the maintenance record, perhaps.

Not sure if the official Ethiopia Air incident is being held back because there could be something that may cause further embarrassment to either the FAA &/or Boeing or a lawsuit-waiting-to-happen.

Personally, I'd prefer the FAA to re-certify Boeing MAX family as a brand new model and not just a "modification" of an existing model.

NOTE: And I also have no idea, recently, why my posts have been deemed as "Submitted and awaiting moderation".

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