Originally Posted by
Capt Quentin McHale
There is a ground test function on the SMYD's for AoA sensor test/chk, but as you mentioned NOT mandatory upon installation which I find rather odd. This info pertains to the B738 and I would assume (very dangerous in aviation) that the MAX would be similar if not the same.
I assume that the reason of the check not being mandatory is that there is no calibration adjustment possible on the aircraft - it either passes or it doesn't. If it doesn't then you replace the sensor again. So if you have confidence that the sensor is correctly calibrated from the shop then I can see why checking it again would not be mandatory.