Boeing asked federal government regulators to exempt its new 737 Max 7 plane model from safety rules, just weeks before the Federal Aviation Administration ordered previous Max planes grounded after a panel window exploded on an Alaskan Airlines flight on Friday.
Federal officials said last year that the aircraft company was working to fix a hazard on its current Max planes that could cause part of the engine casing to overheat and break during flight, possibly smashing into the windows and causing a crash. rapid decompression.
The FAA asked pilots flying the Max 8 and Max 9 models to limit the use of an anti-icing system in dry conditions to prevent damage that “could result in loss of control of the plane” while the problem is fixed, but Boeing still he hasn’t done it. find a permanent solution.
Last month, Boeing asked the FAA for a waiver of safety standards related to the engine inlets and anti-icing system of its new Max 7 aircraft through May 2026. The company needs the waiver to begin delivering the new planes. smaller unreleased ones to airlines.
Boeing asked federal government regulators to exempt its new 737 Max plane model from safety rules ZUMAPRESS.com
Boeing said Friday that it is “developing a long-term solution” that would face FAA review.
The overheating problem only affects Boeing’s Max, which has engine inlets made of carbon composite materials instead of metal.
The hazard caused one death in 2018, when an engine fan blade broke on an older 737 during a Southwest Airlines flight. A piece of the engine casing came loose and hit and shattered a window, killing a woman sitting in the window seat.
A window burst on an Alaskan Airlines flight Friday night. Instagram/@strawberrvy via REUTE
A Boeing spokeswoman told The Associated Press that, at the company’s request, pilots of the new Max 7 would follow the same guidelines for refraining from using anti-icing systems as pilots of current Max planes.
There have been two major accidents involving the 737 Max since it entered service in 2017.
In 2018, a plane operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. Then, five months later, in 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed, also shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.
Boeing said it is developing a long-term solution to fix the 737 Max problems. AFP via Getty Images
All Max planes were grounded worldwide for nearly two years while the company made changes to an automated flight control system that pushed the nose down based on faulty sensor readings.
On Saturday, the FAA ordered some Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes to be taken off the ground after a large piece of fuselage exploded in midair on an Alaskan Airlines flight, sucking passengers’ belongings out of the gaping hole and forcing the plan to carry out an emergency landing. in Portland, Oregon.
The grounding affects about 171 aircraft worldwide, the agency said.
The FAA said its Emergency Airworthiness Directive “will require operators to inspect aircraft before continuing flight.”
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