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BOEING ASKED FAA TO EXEMPT NEW 737 MAX 7 JET FROM SAFETY INSPECTION — JUST WEEKS
BEFORE ALASKA AIRLINES WINDOW BLOW

By Patrick Reilly

Published Jan. 6, 2024, 10:08 p.m. ET

Boeing requested federal government regulators exempt its new 737 Max 7 airliner
model from safety standards — just weeks before the Federal Aviation
Administration ordered earlier Max planes be grounded after a window panel blew
out on an Alaskan Airlines flight on Friday.

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Federal officials said last year that the aircraft company was working to fix
the hazard on its current Max planes that could cause part of the engine housing
to overheat and break off during flight — possibly smashing into windows and
causing rapid decompression.

The FAA asked pilots flying Max 8 and Max 9 models to limit the use of an
anti-icing system in dry conditions to avoid damage that “could result in loss
of control of the airplane” while it addressed the issue — but Boeing still has
not come up with a permanent fix.

Last month, Boeing asked the FAA for an exemption to safety standards related to
engine inlets and the anti-ice system on its new Max 7 plane through May 2026.
The company needs the exemption in order to begin delivering the new, unreleased
smaller planes to airlines.

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Boeing requested federal government regulators exempt its new 737 Max airliner
model from safety standards ZUMAPRESS.com

Boeing said Friday that it is “developing a long-term solution” that would face
FAA review.

The overheating issue only affects Boeing’s Max, which has engine inlets made
from carbon composite materials as opposed to metal.

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The hazard caused a fatality in 2018, when an engine fan blade broke on an older
737 during a Southwest Airlines flight. A piece of loose engine housing broke
loose and struck and shattered a window, killing a woman sitting in the window
seat.


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A window blew out on an Alaskan Airlines flight on Friday night.
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A Boeing spokeswoman told The Associated Press that under the company’s request,
pilots of the new Max 7 would follow the same guidelines to withhold from using
the anti-ice systems as pilots of current Max planes.

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There have been two major crashes involving the 737 Max since it went into
service in 2017.

In 2018, a plane operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed shortly after
take off, killing all 189 people on board. Then five months later in 2019, an
Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed — also shortly after takeoff — killing all 157
on board.

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Boeing said it is developing a long term solution to fix the 737 Max issues. AFP
via Getty Images

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All Max jets were grounded worldwide for nearly two years while the company made
changes to an automated flight-control system that pushed the nose down based on
faulty sensor readings.

The FAA on Saturday ordered some Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes out of the air after a
large piece of fuselage blew out on an Alaskan Airlines flight mid-air, sucking
passengers’ belongings out of the gaping hole and forcing the plan to make an
emergency landing in Portland, Oregon.

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The grounding involves about 171 planes globally, the agency said.

The FAA said its Emergency Airworthiness Directive “will require operators to
inspect aircraft before further flight.”

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