The report found that the FAA’s audits are not comprehensive enough to catch manufacturing or production errors.
SEATTLE — A report into the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of Boeing found several “weaknesses” in the agency’s process which have resulted in a failure to address consistent manufacturing and production problems at the company.
The FAA has been under scrutiny since the January 2024 door plug blowout aboard a 737 Max 9 jet. A Boeing plane which had been delivered to Alaska Airlines two months prior lost a panel while at 16,000 feet.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary investigation revealed that bolts that were supposed to
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