Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance; No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure
It has been brought to my attention that the 737-MAX aircraft at times sits extremely tail heavy while being loaded and/or unloaded at the gate. I'm not sure of all the details with this specific aircraft; but it is a situation that is happening often according to the line technicians working the gates. According to ramp personnel that have been asked; they have stated that their operating manual does not state that the tail stand needs to be installed. The Aircraft Maintenance Manual states at the very beginning of AMM task 07-10-08-800-801 item 1. A. 'The primary function of the tail stand is to support the airplane tail in an aft CG condition during loading and/or unloading of passengers and cargo'.
Ground employee reported that the procedure manual does not call out for the use of a tail stand when loading and unloading passengers and cargo from a 737 MAX aircraft.