Boeing and FAA at fault over 737 MAX certification -- report

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https://www.dw.com/en/boeing-and-faa-at-fault-over-737-max-certification-report/a-50805447

Boeing and FAA at fault over 737 MAX certification — report

Date 12.10.2019

A report issued Friday by a panel of international aviation experts harshly criticized Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the design and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

A newly designed, bestselling jet from Boeing, the 737 MAX was grounded around the world in March 2019 after its automated anti-stall system, called MCAS, was implicated in two crashes that killed 346 people.
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Investigators suspect the MCAS system automatically pushed the noses of the aircraft downward based on readings from a single malfunctioning sensor, which incorrectly told the MCAS that the aircraft were entering a stall.

The report by the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) was commissioned by the FAA in March following the Ethiopian crash to analyze the process FAA regulators went through in certifying the new aircraft, along with its computerized flight control system.

The report said it determined the FAA had followed outdated procedures and failed to apply its own rules while lacking the manpower and expertise to effectively oversee how the MCAS changed the handling of the 737 MAX compared with older 737 designs.

The report said that Boeing altered the design of the MCAS during the certification to make it more powerful, but neglected to inform the FAA of changes.
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1. Boeing removes CEO as chairman amid 737 Max crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/12/boeing-removes-ceo-as-chairman-amid-737-max-crisis

Boeing removes CEO as chairman amid 737 Max crisis

Associated Press

Sat 12 Oct 2019 04.56 BST Last modified on Sat 12 Oct 2019 05.04 BST

The Boeing chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, has lost his other title as chairman of the planemaker, nearly a year after the first of two crashes of its 737 Max that together killed 346 people.

Boeing announced late on Friday that company directors decided to separate the two jobs and elected one of their own, David L Calhoun, to serve as non-executive chairman.

Earlier on Friday a panel of international aviation regulators issued a report critical of Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration over how the Max was approved to fly. The group said Boeing failed to adequately inform the FAA about changes to a flight control system that has been implicated in the accidents.
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Muilenburg is scheduled to testify on 30 October before a House committee looking into the plane’s certification.
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