Federal officials briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage, revealing that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes.
The Federal Aviation Administration will review information from these inspections of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets while developing a maintenance process before allowing the planes to carry passengers again.
Sen. Jerry Moran said, “Nothing was said about penalties or enforcement, but when there is an end result, I have no doubt but that there will be consequences.”
Yesterday, a Boeing 747-8 experienced a fire during takeoff from Miami International Airport, leading to an emergency landing. The beginning of 2024 is proving challenging for Boeing.
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Sen. Moran said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker implied that the FAA is directing their towards “the challenges that Boeing has faced over a longer period of time, of which this incident, this potential disaster, was only one component.”
“There was also interest in trying to make sure that the FAA is doing its job in its oversight,” he continued.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the panel’s production and installation by Spirit AeroSystems on the Alaska Airlines plane.
Boeing’s CEO visited Spirit AeroSystems, vowing to improve and restore confidence.
“We’re going to get better,” said Boeing’s CEO David Calhoun.
He insisted that mechanics at Boeing and Spirit were “going to learn from it, and then we’re going to apply it to literally everything else we do together.”
The incident has led to flight cancellations and scrutiny over quality control procedures by Boeing and its suppliers.
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