The Boeing 737 MAX: Lessons for Engineering Ethics
The Boeing 737 MAX: Lessons for Engineering Ethics
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DOI：
10.1007/s11948-020-00252-y
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发表时间：
2020-07-10
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Miller, Keith
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作者：
Herkert, Joseph;Borenstein, Jason;Miller, Keith
2018年底和2019年初，两架737 MAX客机坠毁，随后整个737 MAX机队停飞，使全球关注波音的做法和文化。事故原因包括：MAX新的飞行控制软件系统存在设计缺陷，旨在防止失速;内部压力，以跟上波音的主要竞争对手空客;波音对新软件缺乏透明度;以及FAA对波音缺乏足够的监督，特别是在MAX认证期间和第一次坠机之后。虽然这些因素和其他因素一直是许多政府报告和调查性新闻文章的主题，但迄今为止，很少有关于事故的道德意义的文章，特别是波音和FAA工程师参与设计和认证MAX的道德责任。从这一案例中吸取的教训包括需要加强工程师在大型组织中的发言权。还有必要让专业工程学会更多地参与与伦理有关的活动，并在工程伦理教育中更广泛地关注道德勇气。
The crash of two 737 MAX passenger aircraft in late 2018 and early 2019, and subsequent grounding of the entire fleet of 737 MAX jets, turned a global spotlight on Boeing's practices and culture. Explanations for the crashes include: design flaws within the MAX's new flight control software system designed to prevent stalls; internal pressure to keep pace with Boeing's chief competitor, Airbus; Boeing's lack of transparency about the new software; and the lack of adequate monitoring of Boeing by the FAA, especially during the certification of the MAX and following the first crash. While these and other factors have been the subject of numerous government reports and investigative journalism articles, little to date has been written on the ethical significance of the accidents, in particular the ethical responsibilities of the engineers at Boeing and the FAA involved in designing and certifying the MAX. Lessons learned from this case include the need to strengthen the voice of engineers within large organizations. There is also the need for greater involvement of professional engineering societies in ethics-related activities and for broader focus on moral courage in engineering ethics education.