MOSCOW, 29 Sep – RIA Novosti. The U.S. Department of justice and the Federal aviation administration (FAA) to investigate long-standing problems of quality control of the Assembly of the Boeing 737 MAX, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources.
Earlier media reported the discovery of foreign objects in the fuel tanks of several aircraft Boeing, as a result, the company was forced to begin testing the new 737 MAX.
the Department “carefully examine a potentially serious security problems arising from errors in the production of the 737 MAX,” the newspaper writes. The Ministry of justice and the FAA are studying production problems, which may indicate violations of the company’s mandatory security requirements.
According to sources, the audit, initiated in November, foreign objects found in the fuel tanks and other internal compartments nearly half of inspected aircraft 737 MAX. In this case, the test was almost all unwritten model.
according to the publication, the FAA is considering imposing Boeing a multi-million dollar fine for problems with detection of foreign objects, which can pose a serious threat to security. The regulator also plans to increase the state supervision and inspection to strengthen the quality of Assembly of the aircraft on the background of the expected resumption of production of the 737 MAX airliner in the coming months.
In October 2019, a group of international experts JATR (Joint Authorities Technical Review) identified significant deficiencies during certification of the 737 MAX aircraft made by Boeing and the Federal aviation administration (FAA). In particular, according to experts, an important system information correction manoeuvre (MCAS) was submitted to the FAA in full and the regulator has given excessive powers Boeing’s certification process.
the Boeing 737 MAX 8 Indonesian budget airline Lion Air, departing on 29 October 2018 from Jakarta to one of the Islands near Sumatra, 13 minutes after takeoff crashed into the sea off West Java. The victims of the crash were 189 people. In March 2019 the same airline, Ethiopian Airlines, on Board of which there were 157 people crashed near the Ethiopian town of bishoftu.
After the accident about 20 countries closed their territory for the passage of aircraft of this model, many airlines have suspended the operation of Boeing 737 MAX 8. In the United States Federal aviation administration imposed a ban on the exploitation of this model. During the investigation of the causes of the accident were identified errors in the work of MCAS. The Boeing company is addressing these bugs and updated the program of pilot training.
