{"id":26489234,"date":"2026-10-04T12:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/faa-737-max-vnav-software-glitch-not-safety-concern-max-10-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:16:48","slug":"faa-737-max-vnav-software-glitch-not-safety-concern-max-10-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/faa-737-max-vnav-software-glitch-not-safety-concern-max-10-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA Rules Boeing 737 MAX Software Glitch Is Not a Safety Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration decided it was not a safety problem after all.<\/p>\n<p>A panel of FAA safety experts concluded that a software issue in certain 737 MAX flight management computers, which can make vertical navigation guidance unavailable during a go-around, does not require a mandatory fix. Boeing will tell pilots about it in a bulletin instead.<\/p>\n<p>That clears one obstacle in front of the long-delayed MAX 10. It does not settle the argument with Boeing's biggest customers, some of whom have said they will not take aircraft with the flawed software.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Decision:<\/strong> FAA Corrective Action Review Board: \"not a safety concern\"<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, 2 October 2026<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Issue:<\/strong> Vertical navigation (VNAV) guidance can become unavailable during a go-around on certain 737 MAX flight management computers<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Supplier:<\/strong> GE Aerospace flight management software<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Fix:<\/strong> Boeing bulletin to pilots now; software update in development; no mandated operator action<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>MAX 10 status:<\/strong> Still awaiting FAA certification<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Earlier coverage:<\/strong> Problem disclosed 26 September; FAA paused MAX 10 certification 28 September<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the FAA decided<\/h2>\n<p>The ruling came from the FAA's Corrective Action Review Board, the panel that decides whether a known problem poses an unacceptable risk. Its verdict was blunt. In a statement reported by AFP and others, the FAA said its experts had \"determined a software issue in certain Boeing 737 MAX flight computers is not a safety concern.\"<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;Pilots retain full control of the aircraft and the indications to the flight crew are clear and unambiguous.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Federal Aviation Administration<\/strong> &mdash; Statement, 2 October 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>According to FlightGlobal, Boeing will issue a bulletin explaining the issue and how pilots should respond, and the FAA is not mandating any action by operators. Boeing said it would \"continue to follow the lead of the FAA as our engineers work on the next software update.\"<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The glitch, explained<\/h2>\n<p>Modern airliners fly most approaches with the flight management computer handling both the lateral path (LNAV) and the vertical profile (VNAV). The problem appears during a go-around, when the crew abandons a landing and climbs away.<\/p>\n<p>According to Aviation Week, if pilots reprogram the flight path during the missed approach, the guidance can drop out of VNAV and revert to simpler pitch modes such as level change or vertical speed. The aircraft still flies normally and the pilots stay in control, but they lose the automated vertical profile at one of the busiest moments of any flight. The issue was first detected in Update 14.0 of the flight management software, which is supplied by GE Aerospace.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/boeing-737-max-8-cockpit-flight-test.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight deck with flight management computer keypads\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Boeing 737 MAX flight deck. The two keypads either side of the throttle quadrant are the control display units for the flight management computer, where the go-around issue arises. Photo: Funforme3 \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What it means for the MAX 10<\/h2>\n<p>The problem surfaced at the worst possible moment for Boeing. The 737 MAX 10, the largest member of the family, was close to certification when Boeing disclosed the issue on 26 September. Two days later FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency would be \"delaying the 10\" until it was satisfied there was no problem.<\/p>\n<p>Aviation Week reports that the FAA now says the software issue will not stop MAX 10 certification. No certification date has been announced, and Boeing and GE are still working on a software update that removes the problem altogether.<\/p>\n<p>The bigger question is the customers. According to Aviation Week, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines have said they will not accept aircraft with the flawed software. The aviation news site aeroTELEGRAPH noted on Sunday that airlines had been sceptical of the software for some time. A regulatory green light does not automatically mean airlines will take the jets before the fix arrives.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bl3TFGwOPFs\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px;font-style:italic\">Airline pilot and blancolirio host Juan Browne breaks down the 737 MAX 10 VNAV issue and the FAA's 2 October decision.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Boeing has what it needed most: the FAA on record saying the MAX 10 is not being held back by a safety risk. 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During a go-around, if pilots reprogram the flight path, vertical navigation (VNAV) guidance can drop out and revert to simpler pitch modes such as level change or vertical speed. Pilots keep full control, but lose automated vertical guidance.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Did the FAA say the 737 MAX software glitch is a safety risk?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">No. On 2 October 2026 the FAA's Corrective Action Review Board determined the issue is not a safety concern, because pilots retain full control of the aircraft and the indications to the crew are clear and unambiguous. Boeing will issue a bulletin to pilots, with no mandated action for operators.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Will the software issue stop the 737 MAX 10 from being certified?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">According to Aviation Week, the FAA says the software issue will not stop certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 10. The FAA had paused the process on 28 September 2026. No certification date had been announced as of early October 2026.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which airlines refused 737 MAX jets with the flawed software?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">According to Aviation Week, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines said they would not accept aircraft fitted with the flawed flight management software. Boeing and GE Aerospace are developing a software update to remove the problem.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Who makes the 737 MAX flight management software?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The 737 MAX flight management computer software is supplied by GE Aerospace. 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