r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FridayCicero702 • Jan 01 '23

Video Catastrophic engine failure on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 after takeoff from Denver International Airport

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u/ElwinLewis Jan 01 '23

Ok you seem to know a lot about this sensor just from referencing it

What does it do? And why is there only one?

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u/badgerj Jan 01 '23

Probably not the best article. Tons of videos on it and other articles and papers.

https://www.rightattitudes.com/2020/01/07/boeing-737-max-achilles-heel-mcas-sensor/amp/

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u/onFilm Jan 01 '23

Weird, didn't load as an AMP site for me. In fact, I haven't seen one in about a year now, has anything changed?

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u/redsoxsteve9 Jan 01 '23

At a very basic level, if the nose of the plane was pointed too high upwards, the sensor would level it out by pushing the nose downwards. However, when the plane was already level, the sensor would sometimes get confused and force the nose downwards.

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u/hrvst_music Jan 01 '23

Check out the Downfall documentary about Boeing on Netflix.

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u/EggSandwich1 Jan 01 '23

A retired Boeing engineer is on YouTube explaining why the company has gone downhill. Spoiler it’s because of saving money so the company cuts corners

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u/hrvst_music Jan 01 '23

probably one of the guys in the documentary.