Following the release of the long-awaited report, Boeing said it had stripped its CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, of his role as board chairman.
Boeing 737 Max fallout: Blasting Boeing, FAA, safety panel recommends changes in certification processThe FAA's certification process on the Boeing 737 Max was flawed in several areas, and a dozen changes are needed, according to a long-awaited report from an international team of safety experts.
"The MCAS design was based on data, architecture, and assumptions that were reused from a previous aircraft configuration without sufficient detailed aircraft-level evaluation of the appropriateness of such reuse, and without additional safety margins and features,'' the report says. "In the B737 MAX program, the FAA had inadequate awareness of the MCAS function which, coupled with limited involvement, resulted in an inability of the FAA to provide an independent assessment of the adequacy of the Boeing proposed certification activities associated with MCAS,'' the report says.performing the certification activities and says that"further erodes the level of assurance in this system of delegation.
The FAA should review its policies in the wake of fatal accidents, ensuring that any corrective action needed is taken and that updated safety information is shared with the worldwide aviation community.since March 13 due to the accidents. "We can't hire and retain the people that we need. Most of them belong to the manufacturer,'' he said."That's a new reality that we're going to have to face.''
The panel's report is the second critical report issued in the wake of the two fatal Max crashes. In late September, the NTSB said the automated control system implicated in the crashes didn't allow pilots to easily understand what was happening in a critical situation.
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