FAA audit uncovers ‘quality control’ failures at Boeing and Spirit Aero

Boeing's 737 production site in Renton, Washington, on 15 June 2022

Source: Jon Hemmerdinger, FlightGlobal

The Federal Aviation Administration has identified quality shortcomings at Boeing and its supplier Spirit AeroSystems as part of an audit the agency launched following the January in-flight blow out of a 737 Max 9’s door plug.

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