The FAA is proposing a $3.1 million fine against Boeing for safety violations, including an Alaska Airlines incident after takeoff from Portland.
This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, an investigator examines the frame on a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore.
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $3.1 million fine against Boeing for safety violations, including the incident involving an Alaska Airlines jetliner that lost a door plug panel midflight. The FAA announced the proposed penalty on Friday, citing violations that occurred between September 2023 and February 2024. The period includes a January 2024 incident where a paneled-over exit door, known as a door plug, blew out on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. Despite the incident, none of the 171 passengers or six crew members were seriously injured, and pilots safely landed the plane back at the airport.In June, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded a 17-month investigation, finding that lapses in Boeing’s manufacturing and safety oversight, along with ineffective FAA inspections and audits, contributed to the door plug blowout. The FAA reported identifying hundreds of quality system violations at Boeing's 737 factory in Renton, Washington, and at Boeing subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems' 737 factory in Wichita, Kansas. Among the violations, the FAA found that a Boeing employee pressured a member of Boeing's Organization Designation Authorization unit to approve a 737 Max airplane for delivery, despite the ODA member's determination that the aircraft did not meet applicable standards.In a statement to KATU News, a Boeing spokesperson said, "We regret the January 2024 door-plug accident and continue to work on strengthening our safety culture and improving first-time quality and accountability across our operations." The spokesperson added, "Last year, under the oversight of the FAA, we instituted a Safety & Quality Plan with key performance indicators to enhance safety management and quality assurance in airplane production. Our team continues to implement these improvements, such as investing in workforce training, strengthening production system compliance and encouraging employees to speak up."
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