Boeing has advised 16 airlines operating Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to resolve “possible circuitry issues” that have affected about 90 aircraft worldwide, the company said on Sept. 9.
A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Boeing was notified of the problem to the FAA on the evening of the 8th, “The FAA is in contact with the airline industry and Boeing and will ensure the problem is resolved. Passengers should ask their airlines for exact information about flight cancellations or delays.”
Boeing Co. said the possible problem needs to be “verified and resolved to demonstrate that a part of the circuit system has an adequate ground loop. The circuit system must be grounded in order to avoid a serious failure due to overload.
Reuters reported that the authority said the new problem was related to grounding within the backup power control system. Sources briefed said about 90 aircraft worldwide were affected.
The potential impact of the latest problem appears to be small, “but once again, it is a blow to customer and investor confidence in Boeing. Boeing shares sank 1.0 percent to $252.36 on the 9th.
Boeing’s 737 MAX airliner was grounded globally for 20 months after a series of fatal air crashes involving Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines in Indonesia that killed 346 people, and finally returned to the skies in mid-November last year. Boeing recently announced an order for 100 737 MAXs as the airline industry begins to recover from the COVID 19 outbreak.
A Boeing spokesman said Boeing discovered this latest problem in aircraft production during “general construction activities.
The spokesman said it was “too early” to discuss how long it would take to fix the problem and that “it could take hours or days” to get the Boeing 737 MAX back in service.
Boeing did not mention the airlines affected, nor did it provide a clear number of affected aircraft.
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