Boeing’s answer seems to say if you accidentally pull the thrust reverser lever before the aircraft is on the ground it just force shuts down the engines.
That sounds like an odd safety override. Surely a better solution would be to just not activate reverse thrust. Unlike car engines a jet engine can’t just be quickly restarted if it accidentally shuts down. It typically takes 30-60 seconds to get going.
This and earlier incidents are highlighting the dangers automation can add to mission critical systems. No pilot wants to hear notices about “hey, so in case you didn’t know our programmers added some code that does this strange uncommanded thing when you push buttons a certain way”
That sounds like an odd safety override. Surely a better solution would be to just not activate reverse thrust. Unlike car engines a jet engine can’t just be quickly restarted if it accidentally shuts down. It typically takes 30-60 seconds to get going.
This and earlier incidents are highlighting the dangers automation can add to mission critical systems. No pilot wants to hear notices about “hey, so in case you didn’t know our programmers added some code that does this strange uncommanded thing when you push buttons a certain way”