The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the us department of transportation has started an investigation on the 737 Max automated ”MCAS-system”, to adjust the angle of the plane’s nose.
the System has been identified in the initial analyses of the dödskraschen in Indonesia in October, and the crash in Ethiopia, shows ”clear similarities” according to the French investigators who analyze the plane’s black boxes.
During Sunday revealed in addition the Seattle Times to just MCAS-system revealed several deficiencies in Boeing’s first analysis, and that the FAA then transferred much of the ongoing safety analysis for Boeing itself.
a federal grand jury in Washington, where at least one prosecutor at the justice department, has commenced a review of the olycksmodellen, and shall have requested the e-mails and other communications related to its development.
the Data is reproduced also by the AP, which refers to a source familiar with the matter. The purpose of this investigation is stated to be to see how the FAA has acted upon certification of the 737 Max.
Neither the department of justice, department of transportation, the FAA or Boeing wanted to comment on the data to the AP.
if that aircraft that is approved by one country are also accepted by the other. On Monday, however, said Canada’s transport minister Marc Garneau that they will do a review of the certificate for the 737 Max, which was issued by the FAA in 2017.
It is not certain that it will lead to some action, but it ”would be wise” to review the situation, ” says Garneau, according to Reuters.
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