Originally Posted by
737 Driver
Found them, thanks! The reports were misfiled with the 737NG's for some reason. They appear to be reporting the same anomaly. Report numbers are ACN 1597286 and ACN 159380 for anyone looking for them.
https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/search/database.html
For example:
Choose 737 NG
then text search
(max OR max8) AND pitch
27 hits
I do not have the expertise to read them and reliably comment.
Also, 5 possibly relevant reports: (PDF is easy to search)
https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...-737-max8.html
https://assets.documentcloud.org/doc...r-737-max8.pdf
Still available as of 28 April 2019
"Contributed by: Cary Aspinwall, The Dallas Morning News"
HTML has some summary material (metadata) not in the pdf.
ASRS Reports for 737 max8
- A 737 Max 8 captain noted problems on takeoff
- An unidentified captain says the Airworthiness Directive does not address the
problem in November 2018.
- An airline captain called the flight manual for the Boeing 737 Max 8 "inadequate and
almost criminally insufficient."
- A co-pilot reported an altitude deviation in November.
- Co-pilot said after engaging autopilot, aircraft pitched nose down.
- Co-pilot reported that aircraft pitched nose down on departure.
- A Boeing 737 Max 8 goes nose down suddenly during takeoff, pilot reports incident.