Boeing escapes with $ 3.1 million fine after 737 Max by Plug Blowout – Jalopnik

Boeing’s current regulatory notchle started 21 months ago when the flight 1282 left Alaska Airlines in Portland and quickly lost a door plug from the left side of the 737 Max. The Federal Aviation Administration announced a proposed fine of $ 3.1 million on Friday against Boeing on Friday before the eruption itself and interference in the independence of safety officers. While the quality control of the company has increased, the repercussions are aimed at making the plea of ​​the flat maker invalid after the two fatal accidents of the aircraft in 2018 and 2019. This fine seems like a decrease in the bucket, given that the aviation giant had a $ 96 billion deal with Qatar earlier this year.

Although a study by the National Transportation Safety Board eventually discovered that the eruption was caused by four missing bolts, it was not a smooth path to that conclusion. Researchers navigated various obstacles during their search for answers. Boeing could not provide a list of employees who work on the door plug. The identified door manager was on medical leave when the work on the plane of the incident was done. Not to mention the fact that the agency did not have images of security cameras to identify employees because of a 30-day automatic delete policy at Boeing. The four missing bolts were never found and were thrown away.

Although Boeing will indicate the plans to improve the safety culture under FAA supervision, the necessary leeway it received from the desk is still disturbing. The FAA does not have enough staff to constantly check Boeing’s production, so it delegates the number of certification and safety functions directly to the manufacturer in a program called organization for organization designation. This ODA staff is still employees, but have to work independently to enforce the FAA instructions. In his proposed fine announcement, De FAA stated:

“Moreover, the FAA discovered that a non-UDA Boeing employee put pressure on a Boeing ODA unit member to sign a Boeing 737-MAX plane, so that Boeing could satisfy the delivery schedule, although the ODA member determined that the aircraft did not meet the applicable standards.”

For Boeing’s void pleidooi agreement with the Ministry of Justice, the Vlyemaker eventually received a non-prosecution agreement. Boeing pays $ 444.5 million extra in a fund of a crashed victims on top of the $ 500 million that it handed out in 2021. This is despite the fact that the families of the victims push the doj to bring the aviation giant to court. Again, a fine of $ 3.1 million is practically nothing compared to.