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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

Baua Electric

The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. The board is trying to determine whether bolts that would have kept the panel from moving and opening were missing or installed incorrectly. and the N.T.S.B.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

Baua Electric

Last month, the company urged airlines to inspect the more than 1,300 delivered Max planes for a possible loose bolt in the rudder-control system. Spirit AeroSystems also worked on the fuselage for the 737 Max 9, including manufacturing and installing the door plug that failed on the Alaska Airlines flight.

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