Yet another grit for MAX: This time it's a loose bolt. More than 1,000 planes to be checked
When in December 2020, after nearly two years of forced grounding, the Boeing 737 MAX returned to flight [...]
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When in December 2020, after nearly two years of forced grounding, the Boeing 737 MAX came flying back with passengers on board, it was said at that point to be The most controlled and safe aircraft in the world. Which does not, automatically, make it a perfect aircraft, since perfection does not exist even in a technically advanced world such as air transportation.
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And indeed, three years after that return to service, a new alert has been issued by Boeing to all airlines worldwide that have it in service. The American manufacturer asked all operators to inspect their MAXs, looking for what it called a "loose bolt" in the rudder system, after an airline (kept anonymous) identified a potential problem with that key-component on two of its MAXs. More specifically, in one case the bolt was missing a safety screw and in the other the bolt was, indeed, also loose.
One of the two aircraft was already in service and undergoing routine maintenance, the other was an aircraft still on delivery. In both cases the problem was resolved, but Boeing issued an alert to ensure that none of the approximately 1,370 MAX so far delivered to airlines suffer from the same defect.
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Boeing also informed companies and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) itself that. control requires opening an access panel and about two hours of work. In turn, the FAA has asked the U.S. companies to update the agency about the progress of the inspections. The U.S. manufacturer will conduct the inspections on aircraft being delivered and those currently under construction.
The only Italian airline that flies MAX is. Neos, which has four of the -8 series in its fleet. But Ryanair operates on many routes including domestic With that same type of aircraft.
Last April, Boeing had discovered and reported a problem involving some MAXs after discovering that a supplier had not followed standard procedures for assembling two parts of the rear fuselage.
It is estimated that as a result of the Incidents in which more than 300 people lost their lives aboard two MAX 8s of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, the grounding of the aircraft for twenty months, the recertification procedure, and the Delays in delivery to companies have cost the manufacturer an amount equal to $20 billion.
