Government test pilots trying out Boeing’s updated Max software in a flight simulator last week found a flaw that could result in the plane’s nose pitching down, according to two people familiar with the matter. In both Max crashes, the plane’s flight-control software pushed the nose down based on faulty readings from one sensor. The people said fixing the issue might be accomplished through software changes or by replacing a microprocessor in the plane’s flight-control system. One said the latest setback is likely to delay the plane’s return to service by an extra one to three months. A Max flown by Indonesia’s Lion Air crashed in October last year, and an Ethiopian Airlines Max crashed in March this year.

Source: Ethiopian News June 27, 2019 11:42 UTC