Executives from plane maker and builder of 737 Max fuselages testify at two-day hearing by U.S. safety investigators.
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems touted changes in how they operate in the seven months since the in-flight blowout of a panel from a 737 Max, executives from the plane maker and supplier told federal investigators on Tuesday.The two-day hearing into the January 5 accident is being conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The inspections involve 'going over the fuselage front to back, inside and outside to identify any discrepancy,' said Ackerman, and typically take a couple of days. Boeing takes ownership of the fuselage as it exits the Spirit factory in Wichita, Kansas, he added. 'We want to have acceptance verification at the location where it is manufactured.
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