"The safety of everyone flying on our airplanes was paramount as the analysis was done and the mitigating actions were taken," he said, adding: "Boeing began work on a potential software update shortly after the Lion Air accident, when MCAS was identified as a potential factor. Boeing agreed to the FAA's timeline for implementing the software update."
The FAA contingent sought to persuade the lawmaker, an FAA critic, that the crash exposed operational rather than design problems, Mr. DeFazio said in an interview.
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Agency personnel understood the emergency directive wouldn't eliminate the risk of another accident, according to an FAA official involved in the deliberations, but they believed that it would reduce the danger enough that the planes could safely keep flying while Boeing came up with a permanent fix.
Boeing encouraged FAA personnel to call the planned software fix an "Enhancement." Senior agency officials publicly and privately echoed the same line, and dissected crew errors rather than Boeing's design shortcomings.
At one meeting between FAA officials and Boeing personnel not long after the Lion Air crash, the person familiar with the agency's response said, officials were surprised at Boeing's emphasis on language.
"Why is this airplane still flying?" one FAA engineer asked at a meeting, said a person familiar with the gathering.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-is-this-airplane-still-flying-the-faa-missteps-that-kept-boeings-max-aloft-11572308196?mod=hp_lead_pos5
The FAA contingent sought to persuade the lawmaker, an FAA critic, that the crash exposed operational rather than design problems, Mr. DeFazio said in an interview.
Should the FAA be overhauled, given the disclosure of its role in letting the Boeing 737 MAX keep flying? Join the conversation below.
Agency personnel understood the emergency directive wouldn't eliminate the risk of another accident, according to an FAA official involved in the deliberations, but they believed that it would reduce the danger enough that the planes could safely keep flying while Boeing came up with a permanent fix.
Boeing encouraged FAA personnel to call the planned software fix an "Enhancement." Senior agency officials publicly and privately echoed the same line, and dissected crew errors rather than Boeing's design shortcomings.
At one meeting between FAA officials and Boeing personnel not long after the Lion Air crash, the person familiar with the agency's response said, officials were surprised at Boeing's emphasis on language.
"Why is this airplane still flying?" one FAA engineer asked at a meeting, said a person familiar with the gathering.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-is-this-airplane-still-flying-the-faa-missteps-that-kept-boeings-max-aloft-11572308196?mod=hp_lead_pos5
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