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The Boeing 737 MAX 9 on the ground for safety checks. Let’s remember the case of DC 10

The Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday it will temporarily ground some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes used by U.S. airlines after a piece of the wall appeared to break off from an Alaska Airlines flight in mid-air, as we reported yesterday.

“The FAA requires immediate inspection of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft before they can return to flight,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said. “Safety will continue to guide our decision-making as we assist the [National Transportation Safety Board] investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.”

The FAA said it will also ground 737 Max 9 planes operating within the United States. In total, the order will affect about 171 of 218 737 Max 9 airplanes worldwide, the FAA said.

The FAA said in a directive that the decision to ground all 737 Max 9 planes stemmed from “a report of a mid-cabin door departure in flight, which resulted in a rapid decompression of the aircraft,” referring to the Alaska Airlines crash. here is the image from the outside of the damage

The agency added that it is issuing this directive due to unsafe conditions that could potentially occur in a similar scenario on another aircraft of the same model, including “injuries to passengers and crew, door impact with the airplane and/or loss of control of the airplane."

Boeing said it supports the FAA's decision.

“Safety is our top priority and we deeply regret the impact this event has had on our customers and their passengers,” Boeing said in a statement. “We agree with and fully support the FAA's decision to require immediate inspection of 737-9 aircraft with the same configuration as the affected aircraft.”

A Boeing technical team is supporting the NTSB's investigation, the statement said.

“We will remain in close contact with our regulators and our customers,” Boeing said.

We remind you that doors are an extremely delicate part of aircraft, and their incorrect design can lead to very serious accidents and the failure of an aircraft project. The most striking case is that of the DC-10 , the Wide Body model which entered service in the seventies and produced by Douglas Aviation. The incorrect design of the cargo door led to its opening in flight on an American Airlines flight and a Turkish flight. The company was unable to adequately repair the defective part and this led to a decline in confidence in the vehicle and therefore the failure of the aircraft. Douglas was later purchased by Boeing.

Alaska Airline temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 Max 9 planes Saturday to conduct maintenance and safety inspections. The company said a quarter of the inspections had been completed “without any relevant findings” and that 18 planes had so far been cleared to return to service on Saturday. Inspections of the remaining aircraft are expected to be completed in the next few days.

United also temporarily suspended service on some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes for an inspection. The removal is expected to cause around 60 cancellations. Indian authorities are also carrying out inspections of 737 Max aircraft in service on the subcontinent.

On Monday we will see the effects of the measures on the Boeing share price


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This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/il-boeing-737-max-9-a-terra-per-controlli-di-sicurezza-ricordiamo-il-caso-del-dc-10/ on Sun, 07 Jan 2024 06:30:42 +0000.