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(Bloomberg) -- In one of the most detailed descriptions yet of the relationship between Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration during the 737 Maxs certification process, the Seattle Times reported Sunday that the U.S. regulator delegated much of the safety assessment to Boeing and that the analysis the planemaker in turn delivered to the authorities had crucial flaws.
The newspapers report was based on interviews with current and former engineers directly involved or familiar with the evaluations, all of whom asked not to be identified, and was under way even before the Ethiopia crash.
Boeing told the newspaper Saturday that the FAA had reviewed the companys data on the plane and concluded that it met all certification and regulatory requirements. The company, which is based in Chicago but designs and builds commercial jets in the Seattle area, said there are some significant mischaracterizations in the engineers comments.
Boeings System Safety Analysis of the flight control software -- suspected to have contributed to the Lion Air jetliner crash in October and also under the spotlight in the Ethiopia accident -- understated the power of the system, the engineers told the Seattle Times. The newspaper said the analysis also failed to account how the system could reset itself each time a pilot responded -- in essence, gradually ratcheting the horizontal stabilizer into a dive position.
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bitterross
(4,066 posts)As usual, though, no one will be held accountable. Corporations are people only when it comes to allowing them to contribute money as "speech." When it comes to punishing bad behavior they're suddenly immune.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)More like homicidal. Pull the check off sheets, and see names.
moondust
(19,986 posts)Describes Boeing doing its own inspections/certification/whatever.
Says earlier Lion Air crash was due to a faulty sensor fighting the pilot for control and the pilot lost. Current crash starting to look similar. Apparently the "fix" involves using two sensors instead of one.
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)Were terrified of serial killers like Dahmer and Bundy, but these greedy, disgusting pieces of shit have a much, much higher body count. Trump and Boeing should be sued into oblivion.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)To criminally negligent, but thats just my opinion.
The FAA has for too long been to cozy with the manufacturers and industry. They need to be in the business of protecting the public both airborne and on the ground.
I hope Boeings corporate life (they are people after all as we know) is filled with lawyers for a Very, Very long time.