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Fresh hurdle for Boeing 737 Max as investigators discover wiring flaws

by Olamilekan Okeowo with Agency Report January 6, 2020
by Olamilekan Okeowo with Agency Report January 6, 2020

Any hope to have the grounded Boeing 737 Max jets flying again soon seems to have disappeared as the company has discovered yet another potential hurdle in the design of the aircraft during ongoing investigations.

It was discovered as a part of a recent audit of the plane’s safety ordered by the US Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, that Boeing (BA) found “previously unreported concerns” with wiring in the 737 Max.

The company informed the FAA that it is looking into whether two sections of wiring that control the tail of the plane are too close together and could cause a short circuit — and potentially a crash if pilots did not react appropriately according to a senior Boeing engineer and three people familiar with the matter.

A Boeing spokesperson also confirmed the report to an international news agency.

“Our highest priority is ensuring the 737 Max meets all safety and regulatory requirements before it returns to service,” the spokesperson said. “We are working closely with the FAA and other regulators on a robust and thorough certification process to ensure a safe and compliant design.”

The spokesperson said it “would be premature to speculate” whether the discovery will lead to new design changes for the plane, or further extend the timeline for its recertification.

It will be a challenge for Boeing’s new chief executive, David Calhoun, who officially takes over the job on January 13 after former CEO Dennis Muilenburg was ousted on December 23.

“A change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers, and all other stakeholders,” the company in December.

Earlier in December, the company announced it would take the dramatic step of suspending production of the 737 Max in light of the continued setbacks to recertification.

Orders for the 737 Max dried up following the grounding, and it wasn’t until November that Boeing recorded its first new orders since the grounding. In the meantime, the company had continued to produce the planes at a rate of 42 jets a month, in hopes of quick recertification by airline regulators around the globe.

But as the process was pushed into 2020, Boeing said the plane’s uncertain future had forced it to pause production and prioritize the delivery of the approximately 400 aeroplanes it has in storage.

Presently, hundreds of 737 Max jets are sitting, grounded, as Boeing awaits approval from aviation regulators for the troubled plane to return to flight. The plane was grounded worldwide in March after two crashes that killed 346 people. The company determined a software fix was likely to correct the issue with the automatic safety feature that caused the crashes.

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