Top jet maker Boeing sent a memo Thursday night advising operators of its 787 Dreamliner jets to inspect cockpit seats following an in-flight crash, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ta.
The memo also told jet pilots to check switches around cockpit chairs for loose covers and how to turn off power to cockpit motors. according to In WSJ. Fifty people were injured on Monday after a “technical incident” occurred on a Latam Airlines flight from Sydney to Auckland, when a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch in the cockpit, causing the pilot to become wedged into the controls. Electric function. (Related: Adidas records first deficit in 30 years and warns American market)
“Closing a spring-loaded seatback switch guard onto a loose/removed rocker switch cap may cause the rocker switch to jam and cause the seat to move unintentionally,” the memo states, according to the WSJ. . The memo states that the cockpit issue is known and that Boeing issued a service notice in 2017 regarding the issue.
The Latam Airlines incident is still under investigation, but the focus remains on cockpit seat movement, according to WSJ. Boeing previously said it stands ready to assist with investigation-related activities upon request.
Boeing planes have come under intense scrutiny in recent months after an Alaska Airlines plane crash in early January in which an emergency door plug was ripped from the plane, injuring several people and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. In February, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report showing that a plane took off without a door plug bolt in place.
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In late February, the Federal Aviation Administration released another report mandated by Congress in response to Boeing 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people on board. The report found that Boeing’s business operations could inhibit proper safety compliance due to discord among employees regarding safety culture and fear of retaliation.
Longtime Boeing employee John Barnett was found dead in his truck Saturday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, days after testifying in court about apparent safety issues. It was done.
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