US media reported on the 21st that the US Department of Justice is investigating the possibility that Boeing employees may deliberately mislead the Federal Aviation Administration on the issue of the new software on the 737 MAX airliner.
reported that in recent months, U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors have questioned several Boeing employees. The questions posed to them mainly focused on whether the company’s then chief technical pilot, Mark Faulkner, misled the FAA regarding the “Maneuverability Enhancement System” automatic anti-stall software when testing the 737 MAX airliner. .
Boeing submitted a batch of documents to the FAA in October 2019. The main content is the communication records between Mark Faulkner and his colleagues. Mark Faulkner once said that when simulating a 737 MAX airliner, its " The performance of the Enhancement System of Maneuverability is "exotic" and "difficult to control". Faulkner also admitted that he “inadvertently lied” to supervisors.
Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndro said in a statement that Boeing is cooperating with the US Department of Justice investigation. It is reported that Faulkner may face criminal charges, and Boeing will also take responsibility for this.
In October 2018 and March 2019, Indonesia Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines suffered successive air crashes, killing a total of 346 people. The crashed planes were all Boeing 737 MAX passenger planes. The two crashes are believed to be related to the incorrect activation of the "Maneuverability Enhancement System" automatic anti-stall software on the series of passenger aircraft. (CCTV News)
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