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DO-178C, Boeing 737 MAX MCAS, and whether coding agents would catch flawed requirements

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A post by Dongxi NLP (@dongxi_nlp, dated 2026-10-15) argues that DO-178C, the aviation software certification standard, checks that code matches its requirements but does not question whether the requirements are sound.

The post uses the Boeing 737 MAX's MCAS system as its example, saying MCAS relied on a single angle-of-attack sensor and that false readings contributed to the Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian Airlines 302 crashes, which killed 346 people. It then asks whether a coding agent that flagged the single-sensor design would prompt teams to reconsider it or simply approve the change. The post offers this as a question, not a finding.

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DO-178C standards and the Boeing 737 MAX MCAS failure, through a coding agent lens

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    DO-178C standards and the Boeing 737 MAX MCAS failure, through a coding agent lens

    AIThe post uses the Boeing 737 MAX MCAS system to argue that aviation's DO-178C software certification would not stop a flawed design, because it verifies implementation rather than questioning the requirements. It says MCAS relied on a single angle-of-attack sensor, and that false readings contributed to the Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian Airlines 302 crashes, which killed 346 people. It then asks whether a coding agent that flags the single-sensor design would lead teams to re-evaluate it or simply approve the change.

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