How does another Boeing 737 Max plane have problems the same month another one had crashed?

Question

Both the US and Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max planes had problems where both planes did a nose down as a result of the auto-pilot, except the US one didn’t crash to the ground. How is it possible that planes from the same make and model have problems within the same month?

Answer 1

The investigation is ongoing. Time will tell.

Answer 2

It wasn't the autopilot. The MCAS is disabled if the autopilot is on. The MCAS activates automatically when the AOA is too high, the flaps are up, the autopilot is off, or the aircraft is turning steeply.

Answer 3

All Boeing 737's are now grounded. Apparently new evidence as come to light after they recovered the black box on this recent crash. I hope they get to the bottom of it.

Answer 4

Turn on the news while on break from your high-paying assembly line job and find out that this has been answered by the experts.



No one has ever said auto pilot is to blame.



I thought you were committing suicide earlier this week. Change your mind?

Answer 5

Because they are built exactly the same. If there is a problem with the system design or the software, then ALL the planes of the same type also have the potential issue.

Answer 6

Critical manufacturing around the world is built using ISO9000 series processes. The processes are rigidly uniform; the purpose is to produce equipment that is as uniform as possible. The process handles problems by identifying them in one unit and repeating that on the other existing units and in ongoing production. It may sound counterintuitive but the process makes sure all units have the same problems and they are all fixed at one time.



Because of this, it is natural for the two to have the same problem. That is just how it works, and why grounding while the problem and solution are identified is the proper response.

Answer 7

It is believed that there is "an issue." That's why the US is currently not allowing any of them to fly.



It's all over the news.

Answer 8

Very possible, especially when there are lots of that particular model in the air every day. But it doesn't necessarily mean the two accidents were caused by the same problem.