The US FAA has raised allegations against Boeing for alleged negligence in registering the 737 Max aircraft. The aircraft manufacturer had a document in which a technical director had expressed negative about the flight characteristics of the 737 Max, already found months ago, the Ministry of Transport, however, submitted only late Thursday.
As reported, among other things, the "New York Times", the technical chief pilot Mark Forkner is said to have complained years ago after test flights in a flight simulator about the poor flight characteristics of the 737 Max. "Even assuming I'm a bad pilot, that was outrageous," the newspaper quoted from a transcript of a conversation that Forkner allegedly led to a colleague.
About the controversial stabilization system MCAS Forkner said to have said: "It rages in the simulator." In addition, according to the New York Times, the pilot allegedly reported lying to the FAA. He should also have inquired of the supervisor, whether from the point of view of the authority something against a cancellation of the MCAS from the pilot's handbook speak.
FAA chief Steve Dickson, in a letter to Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg published by the agency, called for an "immediate explanation" as to why a "disturbing document" was revealed to supervisors so late. Boeing did not comment at first.
The Boeing share lost after becoming aware of the allegations nearly four percent in value. It fell to its lowest level since the beginning of September.
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According to a FAA statement, it is specifically news from two Boeing employees that a certain exchange of information between the Authority and the aircraft manufacturer on the initial approval of the 737 Max in 2016 after two crash-started crashes was described.
Both Boeing and the FAA have been seriously criticized by the 737 Max crashes, which killed 346 people in October and March. US investigators are investigating whether everything went right when it came to approving the planes.