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Old 13th Nov 2018, 11:05
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phil gollin
 
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Going back a bit ...... the problem SEEMS to have arisen due to a single (?) AOA sensor failure. This then SEEMS to have activated the stick shaker on the side of the aircraft associated with that failed sensor , which happened to be the PF's side (correct ?) In addition this single failure then gave rise to the MCAS starting the POSSIBLE disastrous changes in trim.

IF that is basically correct.

1: It has been stated on here that there were two AOA sensors on the plane, so how did the FCS decide which one was at fault ? IF they had had, say, three AOA sensors, then at least the electronics could have "voted" two-to-one which were correct and which "failed".

2: Whilst the stick-shaker seems to have been a warning there has been no mention (I may have missed it) of any particular flashing button, or message on a glass screen coming up to note that a particular AOA sensor had failed. I note that there will always be a problem with overloading pilots with information when there is an emergency but asking overloaded pilots to remember the possibility of a failed AOA sensor causing one-sided stick-shaker operation seems optimistic.
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