United StatesBoeing’s own software update created a 737 MAX landing fault.
Pilots can lose automated flight guidance when crews alter course after a missed approach.
Boeing told all 737 operators last month and says engineers are still writing a permanent software fix.
Boeing says reinforced pilot procedures cover the case, but Southwest and United asked for earlier software on new jets.
The FAA convenes a Corrective Action Review Board, and the number of affected aircraft is unknown.
How each outlet framed it
- Aol
- identifies specific trigger: pilots altering flight path after missed approach
Sources: Aol