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Didnt even need to know about it to safely fly the plane. but engineers over time at boeing ended up making this system way more powerful. and boeings pilot only learned about it during flight simulator testing. so, heres what that pilot said, that test pilot. he said, im quoting. its running rampant in the sim on me, short for simulator. i basically lied to the reggialators unknowingly. his colleague says, it wasnt a lie. no one told us that was the case. now, the faa has fired off what sounds ...

To control the plane in the flight simulator. in one message he tells a colleague, and im quoting, granted, i suck at flying but even this was egregious. now, here is the second alarming point. this system was meant to operate in the background. boeing told the faa that pilots didnt even know about it to safely fly the plane, but engineers over time at boeing ended up making this system way more powerful. boeings pilot only learned about it during flight simulator testing. so here is what that p...

Stabilization system, one pilot writes, granted, i suck at flying, but even this was egregious. then about the simulator, its running rampant in the sim on me. pilot also expresses concerns he unknowingly misled the faa. a co-worker then assures him it wasnt a lie. no one told us that was the case. we should note the system was left out of the pilot manual. a cnn safety analyst, former faa safety inspector, and co-author of "why planes crash" joins us. david, good to see you. lawmakers and faa a...

Unaware. but in 2016 the chief technical pilot for boeing during tests for certification by the faa texted with another pilot that he noticed a problem. it was quote, running rampant in the simulator. also saying, quote, so i basically lied to the regulators, unknowingly. also texting granted, i suck at flying but even this was egregious. remember, this was two years before the first fatal crash. in a let tore the ceo of boeing -- in a letter to the ceo of boeing the faa administrator calls this...

Pilot for boeing during tests for certification by the federal aviation administration, texted with another pilot that he noticed a problem. the m-cast was, quote, running rampant in the similar, meaning simulator, also saying, quote: so i basically lied to the regulators unknowingly. also texting: granted, i suck at flying, but even this was egregious. remember, this was two years before the first fatal crash. in a letter to the ceo of boeing, the faa administrator called this latest revelation...

Nbcs stephanie gosk now with late details. >> reporter: two deadly crashes overseas 346 died, and tonight more evidence that boeing was aware of the problem with the anti-stall system on the 737 max and didnt tell the faa or airlines that fly the plane. in these messages from 2016 obtained by nbc news, two test pilots working for boeing write about problems with the mcas system two years before the first fatal crash in indonesia. its running rampant in the sim on me, writes the former chief test...

Told, mark thought the plane was safe and the simulator would be fixed. tonight, the faa says it found the messages concerning, adding its also disappointed that boeing did not bring this document to its attention immediately upon its discovery boeing tells nbc news, "we will continue to follow the direction of the faa and other global regulators as we work to safely return the 737 max to service. last month, the new faa chief exclusively spoke with nbcs tom costello. >> im not going to sign off...

Overhead where im standing >> thanks. lets get the latest track on this fast-moving storm from al roker where it is headed >> reporter: even though it feels like fall throughout much of the country, we have the tropics we have nestor, 280 mile southwest of florida and 60 mile per hour winds. its moving fast 22 miles per hour. landfall panama city sometime saturday morning and continues off cape hattera sometime sunday afternoon as a minimal storm. what we look for storm surge from two to five fe...

Including a tail wind. tom? >> thank you. and new messages between boeing test pilots suggest the company may have been aware of problems with its 737 max jets before two fatal crashes. the company has turned those text messages over to the department of transportation. heres abcs alex perez. >> reporter: those newly revealed messages between boeing 737 max test pilots shows that even they were surprised at how the automated system dramatically took control of the aircraft. its running rampant...

The 737 max. they didnt tell the faa or airlines that flight the plane. in these messages from 2016 obtained by nbc news, two test pilots working for boeing write about problems with the mcas system in the flight simulator two years before the first fatal crash in indonesia. its running rampant in the sim on me, writes the former chief test pilot mark forkner. the other pilot responds, oh, great. that means we have to update the trim description. forkner writes, so i basically lied to the regula...