Originally Posted by
bullfox
Like all 737s, the MAX actually has two of the sensors, one on each side of the fuselage near the cockpit. But the MCAS was designed to take a reading from only one of them.
A single point of failure
But several FAA technical experts said in interviews that as certification proceeded, managers prodded them to speed the process. Development of the MAX was lagging nine months behind the rival Airbus A320neo. Time was of the essence for Boeing.A former FAA safety engineer who was directly involved in certifying the MAX said that halfway through the certification process, “we were asked by management to re-evaluate what would be delegated. Management thought we had retained too much at the FAA.”
Regulatory Capture.
A normailsation of deviance.
The incremental degradation of robust system design, implementation and testing continued unabated.
Delegated to Boeing
The FAA, citing lack of funding and resources, has over the years delegated increasing authority to Boeing to take on more of the work of certifying the safety of its own airplanes.
Always in the ear of management is the cost reduction mantra.
Some posters suggest case studies. Humanity never learns,
As it was before it will be again, usually as sufficient time elapses for the human ego to proudly boast, "this time is different"