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Old 03-15-2019, 05:03 PM
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Klsytakesit
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It will come down to certification basis.
Boeing, at the request of SWA, Alaska Airlines and to a varying degree the big Three, rushed out a response to the A320/321 NEO.
In doing so they discovered that a big under-slung engine on a longer pylon created deleterious effect on maneuver margins near the edge of the envelope. Lacking any type of an intelligent maneuver-assistive FCC they strapped one on to essentially a manual system. And broke all their own rules about critical Flight Control design. Single source, no fail-safe, no comparator, no false-input control. Nothing but a QRH. Having pushed up against the limits of simple common type, they and their airline partners convinced the FAA that these changes were simple and not only did not require training but really only mechanics need know of them. No need to point it out to pilots as it would just confuse them. Nothing should happen and if it does it will be hidden under the general Runaway Stabilizer Trim QRH...