Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
Nice new world we are getting into..
We don't know the motors were switched off. I couldn't access the YouTube link. There are other malfunctions to consider. INOP can also mean "uncontrollable". PM first asked for "loiter", no? Also, the word "replaced". Replacing a breaker is disconcerting. "Resetting" is the word I would look for to "quickly return the A/C to service ... " What is a "Simple" issue that would damage a CB? Leaving a CB open before launch is a critical mistake...who did it and how did it not get reset? So the switches were "check, on". If on and no trim, well RTB is what pilots are paid to do when an issue cannot be resolved in flight. Hand flying MCAS might not be the correct call... So, "anxiety around this issue", to me, had nothing to do with crew decisions.