Slide based on Boeing’s MCAS “Preliminary
Design Decision Memo”, November 8, 2012Slide based on Boeing’s MCAS
“Coordination Sheet” June 11, 2018
“A slow reaction
time scenario (>10
seconds) found the
failure to be
StA catastrophic
jtem D) were performed. These failures were arrested by use
‘hen th®pilot recognized and reacted to the runaway.
as the item C finding. A typical reaction time was observed 76 be appro Nimately 4 seconds. ool
due to the inability to
plane overspeed.
arrest theSlide based on Boeing Internal E-mail from
Cus OUe Tete Aero-Stability & Control group employee
December 17, 2015
subject: ReemeAs sab Rap Reversal on PSIM mode “Are we vulnerable
Attachments: image001 jg; image00? jog to single AOA
i i sensor failures with
the MCAS
orsteesonecn\ - 7Mplementation or is
‘Thus | don’t see aff AOA oscillatory mode as a concern with what | know now. That being said, | wo there some checking
way if there was a way to improve this while not adversely impacting other aspects of the system/syster
we will have to see if/how the results change after the stab motor deceleration characteristics are made m that occurs?”
ol, 737MAN & AR Advisor
esSlide based on Boeing’s “737 MAX
Transportation & Infrastructure
Software Update” Web-Page
Perea aye
' “Flight control
system will
now compare
inputs from
both AOA
sensors.”