The FAA is mandating a new round of safety fixes before Boeing's 737 MAX jets can return to the air
The Federal Aviation Administration is mandating a new round of safety fixes before Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX jets can return to the air, this time targeting assembly-line lapses that could result in dual-engine power loss in the event of a lightning strike.
The proposed directive, posted Tuesday on the Federal Register’s website, would require inspecting and fixing a metallic lining that serves as a shield against lightning strikes for engine-control wiring. The FAA said cuts or tears in that aluminum-foil layer, located inside...
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