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Boeing executives at accident investigation hearing were vague and evasive

2024-08-09

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Boeing executives attended the National Transportation Safety Board hearing on August 6 and 7., and was questioned about the accident in January this year in which the door plug of a Boeing 737 MAX passenger plane fell off in the air.When answering key questions, Boeing executives were vague and unclear in their responses.

Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board:This is not a "PR" event for Boeing. I want to know, what we want to know is what happened? What caused the door plug to fall off the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in January this year? You can talk about your current situation, we have plenty of time. We also want to know about safety improvements, but this will make people who are watching and listening (to the hearing) wonder what happened at that time. This is an investigation of what happened on January 5th.

Elizabeth Lund, Boeing's senior vice president of commercial airplane quality:We are committed to ensuring this does not happen again, and we will continue to work in these areas to restore the confidence of the public and the FAA.