Boeing 737MAX program fails 33 FAA audits
News from Civil Aviation Resources Network on March 12, 2024: According to the New York Times, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s audit of Boeing 737 MAX production found dozens of problems.
After the emergency hatch of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX aircraft fell down in January this year, the FAA conducted a six-week audit of Boeing 737 MAX production and found that the company and its main suppliers had dozens of problems throughout the manufacturing process.
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In the investigation against Boeing, the FAA conducted 89 product audits. Boeing passed 56 of the audits and failed 33. There were a total of 97 cases of suspected violations.
As part of the investigation, the FAA also conducted 13 product audits of Spirit, the manufacturer of the 737 MAX fuselage. Among them, the results of 6 audits were passing, and the results of 7 audits were failing.
The report said the audit raised concerns about the technical staff performing the work and found that the company "failed to determine the knowledge required to operate its processes."