A US campaign group has accused Boeing of concealing information about electrical problems on a plane that later crashed.
The Foundation for Aviation Safety claimed the aircraft, which went down in Ethiopia in 2019, had suffered a number of issues, including an “uncommanded roll” at low altitude.
The organisation said more than 1,000 planes currently flying could potentially be at risk of electrical failures as a result of production problems.
The foundation has published a number of documents on its website, which it says are build records for the aircraft involved in the Ethiopian accident, leaked by Boeing employees.
The documents, which are highly technical, set out problems encountered during the construction process.
***Here’s a link to the documents … https://www.foundationforaviationsafety.org/max-documents-august-2024
My mom worked for McDD (a long time ago) but in the DoD land. She’s been appalled at all this, specifically because her work revolved on identification of electronic failures in aircraft.
But, she’s also unsurprised. An Air Force fighter pilot is far more valuable than a plane full of nobodies, and about the time she left, cost of failure no longer included loss of life in risk assessments for commercial aircraft.