Posted 3/12/2024, 6:55:00 AM
FAA Audit Finds Systemic Quality Issues in Boeing 737 Max Production
- FAA audit found dozens of issues in Boeing's 737 Max production, including mechanics using hotel key cards and dish soap as tools
- Audit launched after door plug flew off 737 Max 9 mid-flight in January
- Boeing failed 33 out of 89 product audits; Spirit AeroSystems failed 7 out 13
- At Spirit plant, mechanics used hotel key card to check door seal and applied Dawn dish soap as lubricant
- Boeing given 90 days to address "systemic quality-control issues" raised in FAA audit
