Boeing's 737 MAX Design Draws Scrutiny
March 19 2019 - 05:32AM
Dow Jones News
By WSJ City
Federal investigators and lawmakers are asking the same question
about Boeing's 737 MAX jet: Did US safety regulators rigorously
follow longstanding engineering and design standards in approving a
suspect stall-prevention feature?
KEY FACTS
-- The Justice Department and the Transportation Department inspector
general's office are looking into how Boeing developed the aircraft.
-- It's been involved in two fatal crashes within five months.
-- The inspector general's office is also scrutinising whether the Federal
Aviation Administration took any shortcuts compromising safety, people
familiar with the matter said.
-- Boeing was eager to complete the design and certification process as
quickly as possible, according to people who were involved.
-- Boeing has said the FAA certified the 737 MAX according to identical
requirements and processes for previous airplanes after a six-year,
methodical development.
FOCUS OF THE TRANSPORT INQUIRY
The US Transportation Department inquiry has included questions
about the aircraft's design, how training was devised and whether
safety was compromised in favour of business concerns, a person
familiar with the details said.
WHAT THEY SAID
-- The FAA said the plane was approved to carry passengers as part of the
agency's "standard certification process," which the agency said is "well
established and (has) consistently produced safe aircraft."
-- The agency declined to comment on various decisions regarding specific
systems.
-- The Justice Department and the Transportation Department's inspector
general declined to comment.
-- A Boeing spokesman declined to comment about government inquiries.
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