FAA Seeks to Fine Boeing $5.4 Million Over Faulty Max Parts

The FAA said Friday it plans to fine Boeing $5.4 million for installing substandard parts on the wings of 178 of its 737 Max jetliners.

Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, built for American Airlines (L) and Air Canada are parked at the airport adjacent to a Boeing Co. production facility in Renton, Wash. on April 8, 2019. Elaine Thompson/File photo via AP

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to fine Boeing $5.4 million for installing substandard parts on the wings of 178 of its 737 Max jetliners, which have been grounded since two crashes linked to other systems on the planes.

The proposed civil penalty follows an FAA announcement last month that it would fine Boeing more than $3.9 million for installing the same parts on other versions of the 737.