Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 432
Situational Awareness
No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
We were scheduled for a MAX 8. We arrived at [the] gate and noticed from looking at aircraft from the terminal that nose gear was very extended. I walked down jetway and as I was standing in the jetway (greeting passengers as they exited the aircraft) I noticed the aircraft literally bouncing up to the point where the fuselage was hitting the cushions on the cover from the jetway that goes over the forward entry door. The First Officer got back from doing his walk around and told me the tail stand was not installed. I called Ops and asked them to install the tail stand; the response I got back was that it was not required. [Apparently] tail stands are only required on -800s. I believe this is an oversight that needs to be remedied immediately. I witnessed a very near tipping incident. Had it not been for the cover over the forward entry door holding the aircraft down; I believe the aircraft would have tipped. We have the tail stands why wouldn't we use them on the MAX 8s? Are we going to wait for a MAX 8 to tip on its tail before we change our Ground Ops procedures?
B737 MAX 8 Captain reported this aircraft could tip on its tail at the gate since a tail stand is not currently required to be used on the aircraft.