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Boeing 'Inappropriately Coached' Pilots in 737 MAX Testing, US Senate Report
Says

Reuters

   WASHINGTON - Boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots
   during recertification efforts after two fatal 737 MAX crashes killed
   346 people, according to a lengthy congressional report released
   Friday.

   The report from the Senate Commerce Committee Republican staff said
   testing this year of a key safety system known as MCAS tied to both
   fatal crashes was contrary to proper protocol.

   The committee concluded Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and
   Boeing officials "had established a pre-determined outcome to reaffirm
   a long-held human factor assumption related to pilot reaction time. '¦
   It appears, in this instance, FAA and Boeing were attempting to cover
   up important information that may have contributed to the 737 MAX
   tragedies."

   The report citing a whistleblower who alleged Boeing officials
   encouraged test pilots to "remember, get right on that pickle switch"
   before the exercise that resulted in pilot reaction in about four
   seconds, while another pilot in a separate test reacted in about 16
   seconds.

   The account was corroborated during an FAA staff interview, the
   committee added.

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