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MCAS

Flight-control software on the Boeing 737 MAX that moves the horizontal stabilizer to push the nose down.

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Also known as
Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System
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Q62030109
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  1. developed by Boeing 2012–2016

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  • Boeing 2012–2016 Primary record 1

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  1. 2012–2016 Boeing developed MCAS
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  1. Deferred Prosecution Agreement, United States v. The Boeing Company, No. 4:21-CR-005-O (N.D. Tex.), with Statement of Facts, U.S. Department of Justice, 7 Jan 2021. Primary record
    To fix this pitch-up characteristic, Boeing created MCAS and incorporated it as a part of the 737 MAX’s flight controls.
  2. Non-Prosecution Agreement, United States v. The Boeing Company, Doc. 312-1, U.S. Department of Justice, 29 May 2025. Primary record
    about the Boeing 737 MAX’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (“MCAS”) that impacted its flight control system
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