Current Events > Boeing has no idea who worked on 737 door plugs

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- Video of door-plug removal was overwritten
- CEO says company has no records of the work being performed
- Required documents detailing the removal of the door plug during production were never created

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday that investigators still do not know who worked on a Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug involved in the 5 January Alaska Airlines midair emergency and that video footage was overwritten.

The NTSBs chair, Jennifer Homendy, said in a letter to senators that investigators sought security camera footage when the door plug was opened and closed in September but were informed the material was overwritten. The absence of those records will complicate the NTSBs investigation moving forward, she said.

Last week, Homendy said she spoke to Boeings CEO, David Calhoun, and asked for the names of the people who performed the work. He stated he was unable to provide that information and maintained that Boeing has no records of the work being performed.

In the aftermath of the incident the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the Max 9 model for several weeks in January, barred Boeing from increasing the Max production rate and ordered the aircraft maker to develop a comprehensive plan to address systemic quality-control issues within 90 days.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/13/boeing-737-door-ntsb-investigation

Incompetency... or cover up?

If they dont have the records, its the upper management who holds responsibility

Remember what happened to the last guy who was speaking out against Boeing.

what a terrible company

how does the manufacturer have sloppier records than the actual airlines that buy the damn planes

Mew posted...

The NTSBs chair, Jennifer Homendy, said in a letter to senators that investigators sought security camera footage when the door plug was opened and closed in September but were informed the material was overwritten.

And who's responsible for that?

Mew posted...

and maintained that Boeing has no records of the work being performed.

And who's responsible for that?

Mew posted...

Incompetency... or cover up?

Yes.

Voidgolem posted...

how does the manufacturer have sloppier records than the actual airlines that buy the damn planes

Profits are 0.01% lower if they spend to keep good records you see.

And also a lot of illegal shit goes unrecorded