2024-01-10 01:41:23
A speech at the top which could have serious consequences. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admitted Tuesday to a “mistake” after the door stall incident during an Alaska Airlines flight, which resulted in dozens of 737 planes being grounded MAX 9 from the American manufacturer.
“We are going to approach (this issue) by first recognizing our mistake,” said the manager during a meeting at the group’s factory in Renton (Washington State), according to quotes sent by a Boeing spokesperson. .
VIDEO. United States: the door of a Boeing 737 Max which detached in mid-flight was found in a garden
Dave Calhoun promised to address the issue “transparently, every step of the way.” He said he would rely on the American Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority (FAA) “to ensure that all planes authorized to fly are safe and to ensure that this event never happens again”.
“All the details are important,” he insisted, claiming to have been marked by the images of the Alaska Airlines flight, which had to turn around on Friday after a door was torn off. The boss of the aircraft manufacturer did not specify what he meant by “error”.
“Bolts that need to be tightened”
On Monday, the United company, which owns the first fleet of 737 MAX 9s in the world (79 aircraft), indicated that it had discovered “bolts that needed to be tightened” during checks on the condemned doors of its 737 MAX 9s, the same as the one torn off Friday during the Alaska Airlines flight.
Locking certain doors is offered by Boeing to its customers when the number of existing emergency exits is already sufficient in relation to the number of seats in the aircraft. In addition to the 737 MAX 9, this device already exists on other Boeing models, notably the 737-900ER, launched in 2006 and which has not experienced any similar incidents since.
Also on Monday, Alaska Airlines also revealed that it had detected “loosely attached equipment” on some of its aircraft of this type, after preliminary inspections. The FAA announced in a statement Tuesday that “all Boeing 737-9 aircraft with an obstructed door (will) remain grounded until (the agency) determines that they can be used again.”
The regulator specified that Boeing had modified the instructions on Tuesday allowing the complete inspection of the door, frame and fasteners, after receiving feedback concerning the first instructions communicated on Monday. “Passenger safety, not the speed (of carrying out inspections), will determine the timetable for returning the 737 9 MAX to service,” the FAA added. Some 171 of the 218 aircraft of this model in service are affected by the flight suspension ordered Saturday by the agency.
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