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Boeing accused of concealing electrical problems linked to 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash

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A U.S. campaign group, the Foundation for Aviation Safety, has accused Boeing of hiding information about electrical issues on the 737 Max aircraft that crashed in Ethiopia in 2019.

The foundation claims that the aircraft experienced several problems, including an “uncommanded roll” at low altitude, which they argue were due to faulty production practices at Boeing’s factory. These issues, according to the foundation, were not disclosed to relevant authorities, raising concerns about the safety of over 1,000 planes currently in operation.

The Ethiopian Airlines crash, which occurred shortly after takeoff in March 2019, was the second fatal incident involving the Boeing 737 Max model, following a similar crash in Indonesia in 2018. Both crashes were primarily linked to a malfunctioning flight control system. However, the Foundation for Aviation Safety, led by former Boeing manager Ed Pierson, has published documents that suggest broader production defects, including electrical problems, were also at fault. These documents, allegedly leaked by Boeing employees, describe a chaotic production environment, including missing or improperly installed wiring and inadequate parts, which may have contributed to the crash.

Boeing has denied these allegations, stating that it fully cooperated with the investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines crash and provided all relevant information. While the Ethiopian investigation pointed to production defects as a potential cause, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board disagreed, attributing the sensor failure that triggered the crash to an external impact, likely from a bird. Despite Boeing’s efforts to restore trust and improve safety protocols, Pierson and the foundation argue that the company’s corrective actions have been insufficient and that the root issues at the production facilities have not been adequately addressed.

Image credit: Sven Piper

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Blame the bird and stick to that. We all know the state of Washington, Seattle, is full of screw ups, lying criminals, Antifa mobs, and massive left wing corporate enterprises screwing the nation and the rest of the world. Good one Boeing you’re just proving you’re a bunch of liars devoid of any ability to take any responsibility.

  2. I witnessed an air nz flight dumping chemicals into the sky last week.
    I didn’t realise that “our own” airline was complicit in this stakebolder capitalist aerial chemical spraying.
    Hopefully somebody is rooting boeing from the inside to punish them for spraying us with chemicals and biological agents.
    I can retrospectively go through all my chem dump photos and correlate them to my flight tracker app which reveals some interesting patterns.
    Why is airnz spraying chemicals onto us? Is it geoengineering? Under who’s authority?

    • Right… So CIA runs the country since Norm Kirk.
      To save us from soviet invasion……
      Thats why AIRNZ can “spray and get away”
      Go look it up.
      CIA, Kissinger, Harvard, Schwab, Ardern.
      All linked together. All working as one to push the transhumanist agenda.
      Proven true.

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