The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it had convened a multi-agency Technical Advisory Board to review Boeing’s proposed software fix on the grounded 737 Max.
The plane was grounded worldwide in mid-March after two Boeing 737 Max crashes in October and March killed 346 people.Boeing, which has yet to formally submit the software fix to the FAA for approval, did not immediately comment Tuesday on the new review. The board known as TAB will assess Boeing’s proposed fix to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System , the FAA said.
The world’s largest plane maker, facing its worst crisis in years and the worldwide grounding of its top-selling jetliner, has said its software upgrade and associated pilot training will add layers of protection to prevent erroneous data from triggering MCAS.