FAA 'rolled the dice' on safety with 737 MAX - Rep. DeFazio

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4 年前

Representative Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said in his opening remarks that the FAA's own internal analysis, done after the fatal crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX flight in October of 2018, showed that a design flaw in the plane's software could result in "as many as 15 future fatal crashes."

The software, known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS, is an anti-stall system.

A second 737 MAX, belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, crashed months later.

DeFazio and other U.S. lawmakers questioned three top FAA officials on why the government agency didn't take more aggressive action to prevent the second crash.

FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson told the committee, “We are humbled when our best efforts fail.” But, he added, “The system is not broken.”