Airplane manufacturer Boeing failed more than a third of tests during extensive U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety testing on the 737 MAX.
In an investigation into the production process that was started after a cabin wall was torn off during a flight, the Airbus rival failed 33 of 89 tests, the New York Times newspaper reported on Monday.
The supplier only passed six out of thirteen audits
During the comprehensive inspection, Boeing also failed the test related to the door stopper of the cracked part. Supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which produces the MAX’s fuselage, has passed only six of thirteen audits. Spirit also failed to install the cabin wall part.
Control, production and storage violations
The tests raised concerns among engineers, in part because Boeing apparently failed “to identify the skills needed to execute its processes,” the NYT writes.
Last week, the FAA said it had found “violations in Boeing’s controls over manufacturing processes, parts handling and storage, and product inspection.”
On January 5, at an altitude of about three miles, part of the cabin wall of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 with 177 people on board, which was only a few weeks old, broke off.
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