Boeing 737: do auge à queda

Abstract

The present work has as its theme the history of the aircraft called Boeing 737. First, a reflexive analysis of the historicity that represents the peak of that aircraft will be carried out, until reaching the current context. Studies on the occurrence of the crash of the Boeing 737MAX will be highlighted. It is known that the 737 MAX was created specifically to compete for gains and technological development with the Airbus 320Neo aircraft. In fact, it was considered that the idealization of this panorama was a very admirable project, however, two fatal accidents that happened with this aircraft shook the world, including The Boeing Company. Precisely because Boeing is a respected company, much controversy was involved in this situation and, as a consequence, all aircraft were prevented from flying which caused immeasurable economic damage. Thus, in the present study, the problem surrounding the accidents that involved the referred aircraft will be addressed, which took into account the observance of the principles of operational safety, but that even in the face of this preventive action, it happened in serious errors. So this study aims to explain what actually happened, the causes and the errors, explaining, therefore, what the ‘‘ MCAS ’’ is about and the effect it has on an aircraft. It is intended in the background to highlight studies on accidents, analyzing in detail, and then carry out the application of two theories of operational safety and, finally, to draw conclusions relevant to the field of aeronautical sciences. The methodology of this bibliographic research will be based on the explanatory study’s objective, identifying the causes of MAX’s failure. It has been found like results the fact that a lot of mistakes, in the course of the process, have been made and principles about operational security have been broken, showing a series of factors which influenced the fall of MAX.