The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated on Monday that they need to inspect Boeing 787 Dreamliners following an incident in March when a LATAM Airlines\u00a0\u00a0plane went into a sudden mid-air dive that injured more than 50 passengers.<\/p>\n
The FAA said the apparent reason for\u00a0the accident\u00a0was the uncommanded movement of the captain’s seat, which caused the auto-pilot to disconnect. The agency said it had received a total of five reports of similar problems with the captain and first officer seats on 787s, the most recent in June, and two remain under investigation.<\/p>\n
The FAA’s airworthiness directive impacts 158 U.S.-registered airplanes and 737 airplanes worldwide and requires airlines to inspect the captain\u2019s and first officer\u2019s seats on 787-7, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes for missing or cracked rocker switch caps or for cracked switch cover assemblies within 30 days. And airlines must perform any necessary corrective actions if issues are found.<\/p>\n
The FAA also stated that uncommanded horizontal movement of an occupied seat could result in a rapid descent of the airplane and serious injury to passengers and crew.<\/p>\n
Boeing and LATAM Airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n
Separately, Boeing said on Monday it had halted test flights on its 777-9 that is awaiting certification after a component between the engine and airplane structure was identified as failing to perform during a maintenance check.<\/p>\n
The FAA said Boeing had informed it the company discovered a damaged component following a 777-9 flight test last week.<\/p>\n
The company in July began certification flight testing of its long-delayed 777-9 with FAA regulators onboard after receiving Type Inspection Authorization.<\/p>\n
Boeing added “no near-term flight tests were planned on the other flight test airplanes” and said the part is custom to the 777-9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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