Originally Posted by
Chu Chu
And if the pilots really did say that, it would be a pretty strong indication that it was not the problem -- the outcome of the flight suggests that the pilots hadn't correctly identified the problem, whatever it was.
The current outcome is suggesting that the pilots were never likely to solve the problem(s) they were experiencing, as the systems augmentation was working contrary to their training expectations, suggesting a fundamental difference in systems design philosophy/control architecture between 737NG and 737MAX variants.