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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
There are two. The argument is about the sensor disagree alarm being tied to an optional feature.
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And for the third time, until you finally get it:
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The inspectors learned that Boeing had opted to make the malfunction signal optional and an extra that would cost more money.
This came after Southwest asked Boeing to reactivate the signal after the Lion Air crash, which killed all 189 people on board.
Boeing had deactivated the signal on all 737 Max delivered to Southwest
without telling the carrier.
Neither the airline nor its pilots were aware of these changes when they started flying the planes in 2017, a spokeswoman for Southwest told AFP.
And I would add:
Such a vital thing should not be made an optional at all, it should and must be part of the mandatory base pack like engine temperature gauges and fire extinguishers.