FAA Has Doubled Its Enforcement Cases Against Boeing Since Door Plug Blew Off 737 Max

FAA Has Doubled Its Enforcement Cases Against Boeing Since Door Plug Blew Off 737 Max
A gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland on Jan. 7, 2024. National Transportation Safety Board via AP
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A federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has 16 pending enforcement cases against Boeing, half of which have been opened since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight.

The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which happened during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5.