Boeing sanctioned by NTSB over release of details in 737 Max investigation
Boeing has apologized for breaking an agreement by disclosing details of an investigation into the 737 Max 9 door panel that blew out in midair, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
Boeing has apologized for breaking an agreement by disclosing details of an investigation into the 737 Max 9 door panel that blew out in midair, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The agency said in a statement that Boeing "blatantly violated NTSB investigative regulations" at a media briefing on Tuesday by providing investigative information that hadn't been cleared for release and speculating about the cause of the incident nearly six months ago.
The Alaska Airlines flight lost a door panel Jan. 5 traveling at 16,000 feet, 10 minutes before its scheduled arrival time in Portland, Oregon. The mishap plunged Boeing into crisis and raised ongoing questions about safety concerns on other aircraft models, now the subject of multiple federal investigations.
The NTSB said an unidentified Boeing executive spoke Tuesday about improvements at Boeing's commercial airplanes division, including "analysis of factual information previously released."
Boeing also mischaracterized the investigation, the statement said, by describing it as an attempt to find the person responsible for fitting the door plug.
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