NORTH TEXTS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s a bit like déjà vu, on Friday Boeing recommended that more than a dozen of its customers take some of their planes out of service due to a potential electrical problem.
In all, U.S. airlines temporarily suspended the use of more than 65 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with 16 airlines.
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The Max was established worldwide in March 2019 after two accidents in the lives of 346 people. Regulators in the United States, Europe, Canada, Brazil and other countries authorized the plane to resume flight after Boeing changed an automated flight control system that played a role in the crashes.
Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made “to verify that there is a sufficient dirt road for a component of the electric power system.” It did not specify how many aircraft could be involved.
American Airlines withdrew service from the 17-aircraft form after receiving information from Boeing and issued a statement saying, in part, that “We have another 24 737 MAX aircraft in our fleet that are not affected by this problem anymore. which were produced and delivered before the baseless. We will continue to work with the FAA, Boeing and our union leaders and their safety teams as a thorough assessment of the problem is completed. “
Some customers like Southwest Airlines, which started flying the Max last month after withdrawing the ground connection order, is a big user.
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Southwest spokesman Brian Parrish said 30 of the airline’s 58,737 Max 8 aircraft are affected by the notification. Although Southwest has not experienced any known operational challenges related to the problem, it has removed all 30 aircraft from its schedule for further review.
Southwest currently operates a limited schedule with the Max, but Parrish said the company will change all previously scheduled flights with the affected aircraft. It has a fleet of more than 700 Boeing 737. The company expects the problem to cause minimal disruption to operations.
Boeing said it is working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration on this issue.
The shares of Boeing Co. they fell less than 1% before the opening bell on Friday.
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