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*** long awaited investigative hearing into Alaska Airlines flight 1282 began with *** stark promise from National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Hody. We will not leave until all questions are asked seven months ago, panic in the skies after the Boeing 7 37 9 max's door plug shot off leaving *** gaping hole in the side of the aircraft. This was quite traumatic for the crew and the passengers and injuries we can't see which we often don't talk about can have profound lasting impacts on lives and livelihoods. *** preliminary investigation by the N TSB found the plane left *** Boeing factory in October missing four bolts needed to secure the door in late June. Boeing said *** lack of paperwork was to blame. You're cutting corners, you are eliminating safety procedures. You are sticking it to your employees. That same month, Boeing Ceo Dave Calhoun faced harsh criticism from elected leaders and families of victims who died in 737 max eight plane crashes during *** heated subcomittee hearing. This week's hearing brings renewed scrutiny to the embattled aerospace company. Hammadi accused them of using Tuesday's testimony for self promotion. This isn't apr campaign for Boeing. This is an investigation on what happened on January 5th in New York. I'm Lee Waldman reporting.
Urgent Boeing safety issue isn’t being taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board blasted the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency is not taking seriously enough the potential for jammed flight controls on some Boeing 737s.Video above: Boeing executives testify before NTSBIn a new letter shared with CNN, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to say that the regulator failed to act when the pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX reported that their rudder pedals became stuck when coming in for a landing in Newark, New Jersey on February 6.Last Thursday, the NTSB issued an "urgent" safety warning, saying that some 737s equipped with certain rudder actuators could careen off the runway on landing – the latest black eye for Boeing's embattled 737 MAX line after a door plug blowout in January and two fatal crashes abroad."I am disappointed that it does not appear that the FAA has initiated urgent actions to address the risk of jammed rudder controls in the 6 months since our preliminary report on this incident was issued," Homendy wrote.United Airlines says the rudder actuators in question have been removed from its 737s, but Homendy says "We are concerned of the possibility that other airlines are unaware of the presence of these actuators on their 737 airplanes."In a statement, the FAA says it has convened a team to address the issue, is sending notification to airlines internationally, and will do more simulator testing. The FAA said, "We thank the NTSB for the recommendations, and we are taking them seriously."
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board blasted the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency is not taking seriously enough the potential for jammed flight controls on some Boeing 737s.
Video above: Boeing executives testify before NTSB
In a new letter shared with CNN, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to say that the regulator failed to act when the pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX reported that their rudder pedals became stuck when coming in for a landing in Newark, New Jersey on February 6.
Last Thursday, the NTSB issued an "urgent" safety warning, saying that some 737s equipped with certain rudder actuators could careen off the runway on landing – the latest black eye for Boeing's embattled 737 MAX line after a door plug blowout in January and two fatal crashes abroad.
"I am disappointed that it does not appear that the FAA has initiated urgent actions to address the risk of jammed rudder controls in the 6 months since our preliminary report on this incident was issued," Homendy wrote.
United Airlines says the rudder actuators in question have been removed from its 737s, but Homendy says "We are concerned of the possibility that other airlines are unaware of the presence of these actuators on their 737 airplanes."
In a statement, the FAA says it has convened a team to address the issue, is sending notification to airlines internationally, and will do more simulator testing. The FAA said, "We thank the NTSB for the recommendations, and we are taking them seriously."
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