Originally Posted by
stabapch
Ethiopian investigators concluded their pilots followed all Boeing’s recommended procedures.
Really? Was it in the procedure after using the stab cut-out switches to accelerate to VMO? I must have missed the page in the checklist displayed in the report that said to turn the cut-out switches back on. Compliance......followed by non-compliance.
Moving the switch Boeing recommends may meet the legalistic definition of compliance, but I think it's reasonable for Boeing to expect a certain level of competence once that step is taken. Returning a malfunctioning system to operation contrary to checklist procedures and trying to deal with a flight control malfunction at max speed while ignoring the throttles is not Boeing's fault. This was a survivable event if it was handled properly.