The preliminary report of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board about the door panel blowout of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 on January 5 will be made public on Tuesday, according to the agency. Boeing is facing a severe safety and reputational crisis as a result of the Jan. 5 event, which might hinder plane production and cause it to lose more market share to rival Airbus.
The independent U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has not yet disclosed the reason behind the panel’s rip-off of an Alaska Airlines aircraft that was ascending to 16,000 feet following takeoff from Portland, Oregon. Following the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for inspection. Late January saw the approval for those aircraft to go back into operation.
The panel was installed in this MAX 9 variant in lieu of an optional exit, and the NTSB has been investigating how it separated off the aircraft. Four bolts hold the plug in place, and “stop fittings” are used at twelve various points along its side to secure it to the door frame. The NTSB reported in January that during the incident, all 12 stop fittings disengaged. The NTSB has not stated whether or not the bolts were placed.
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In the days following the accident, United Airlines and Alaska Air both reported discovering loose parts on several grounded MAX 9 airplanes. Spirit AeroSystems, a former Boeing subsidiary that broke away from its parent company in 2005, produced the plug. Before the plane bodies are railroaded to Boeing’s Renton, Washington, plant, work is done at both of its locations in Wichita, Kansas.
When it comes to Boeing, the FAA is being more stern than before. In late January, it prohibited Boeing from
from increasing 737 MAX production because to quality problems. It cannot raise the rate at which it is currently making MAX jets, but it can continue to do so. The FAA is examining manufacturing of the 737 MAX, which examines every aspect of production at Boeing and fuselage production at its partner Spirit.
Tuesday’s trading saw a 0.5% increase in Boeing shares, which have lost more than 20% of their value since the year’s beginning.
