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Crashes with Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS)
A Boeing 737 crashed into the sea, killing 189 people, after faulty sensor data caused an automated manuevering system to repeatedly push the plane's nose downward.
- Date it happened
- 2018-10-27
- Organisation involved
- Boeing
- Product, system or model
- Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is a computerized system Boeing installed on its latest generation of 737 airplanes to prevent the plane’s nose from getting too high.
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