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Boeing and the airlines are preparing for intense checks with the MAX resuming operation after a 20-month hiatus, but safety experts say such failures are common and generally go unnoticed.
The MAX was decommissioned after two accidents related in part to defects in the cockpit software, and there was no connection to the engines.
Last month, the United States lifted a 20-month ban on the 737 MAX aircraft’s flight operation, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration specified details of the software, systems, and training updates that Boeing and airlines must complete before transporting passengers.
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A company spokesman said, commenting on the incident, which dates back to Dec. 22, that a traffic light related to an engine failure appeared to the pilots shortly after take-off and “they decided to stop one of the engines.”
He added: “The plane was diverted after that to Tucson, where it landed naturally and is still there,” according to “Reuters.”
He continued: “Modern aircraft are designed to operate with a single engine, and our crews are trained in such operations.”
For its part, the Belgian aeronautical news site, “Aviation 24 dot B”, indicated that the flight crew received a signal indicating that the hydraulic pressure of the left engine had decreased, and declared an emergency situation before diverting the trajectory of flight.
Boeing and the airlines are preparing for intense checks with the MAX resuming operation after a 20-month hiatus, but safety experts say such failures are common and generally go unnoticed.
The MAX was decommissioned after two accidents related in part to defects in the cockpit software, and there was no connection to the engines.
Last month, the United States lifted a 20-month ban on the 737 MAX aircraft’s flight operation, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration specified details of the software, systems, and training updates that Boeing and airlines must complete before transporting passengers.
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