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Chapter 21: The Boeing 737 MAX Disasters: Using Software to Fix Hardware Problems

Chapter 21: The Boeing 737 MAX Disasters: Using Software to Fix Hardware Problems

pp. 286-292
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Summary

In the case of the Boeing 737 MAX disaster, the manufacturer tried to address hardware problems with software fixes in order to avoid the costs of recertification of what would have been a new airplane (had the fixes been done in hardware). Overconfidence in the software and insufficient testing and pilot training led to two fatal crashes and 346 fatalities.

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