Problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company’s mess
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that it is conducting an inspection of the Boeing 737 fuselage factories in Wichita, Kansas and Washington, DC. About 50 jets will require additional work before they can leave the factory because of improper drilled holes, Boeing said. It added the production errors are “not an immediate flight safety issue”.
The FAA plans to audit production of the Max 9
A US Senator has asked the Federal Aviation Agency to provide records from the agency’s oversight of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, a US-based company that makes fuselage and door plug of the 737 MAX aircraft involved in the Alaska Airlines incident. US Senator Maria Cantwell asked the FAA to provide records from the agency’s oversight of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems.