{"id":115327,"date":"2021-08-25T16:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=115327"},"modified":"2021-08-25T16:04:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T16:04:06","slug":"faa-probing-whether-boeing-employees-being-pressured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/08\/faa-probing-whether-boeing-employees-being-pressured.html","title":{"rendered":"FAA probing whether Boeing employees are being pressured on safety issues."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are opening a new review of Boeing after a survey of company engineers found a sizable percentage said they couldn\u2019t raise safety concerns without interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>Boeing 737 MAX performs first flight tests in China.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A survey conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration from May through July found that 35% of Boeing employees interviewed raised issues of conflicts of interest and a lack of independence, according to a letter to the company released by the agency Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FAA action is the latest to look at Boeing\u2019s safety practices following twin fatal crashes of the company\u2019s 737 Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>Brazil: ANAC issues type certificate for Boeing 787.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoeing\u2019s company culture appears to hamper members of the ODA unit from communicating openly with the FAA,\u201d said the letter, which was obtained by Bloomberg<\/a>. ODA refers to Organization Designation Authorization, the group within Boeing that is authorized to make safety decisions on behalf of the government and is supposed to remain independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese concerns require an objective review and further fact finding,\u201d said the letter, signed by Ian Won, the acting head of the FAA office that monitors Boeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency interviewed 32 Boeing employees out of about 1,400 involved in the ODA, the FAA said in an email. That meant 11 people voiced concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boeing\u2019s ODA was a central issue in reviews of the Max crashes by Congress and other outside groups. Boeing employees signed off on the final design of the system implicated in the crashes after a redesign made it significantly more risky, the investigations found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, Boeing agreed to pay $6.6 million in civil penalties to the FAA over safety violations that included placing \u201cundue pressure\u201d on members of the ODA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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