EVALUATION OF MCAS SYSTEM

Sebastián Makó, Marek Pilát, Patrik Šváb, Jaroslaw Kozuba, Miroslava Čičváková

Abstract


The aim of the article is to analyze the functionality of the Boeing MCAS system. MCAS is identified as the main culprit of two air accidents that impacted Boeing and grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Many findings indicate that the above type of aircraft was released into service with many errors that had an impact on aircraft control, and it is clear that Boeing knew about these errors and specifically kept them secret. Boeing kept the errors from affecting the production of the 737 MAX and at the same time losing competition against Airbus. Investigations and certification of this type are not completed even one year after their grounding and this process will have a long-term impact on the entire aviation industry.

Keywords


MCAS; Boeing 737; system functionality

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35116/aa.2020.0003

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