"The NTSB said in June that "the probable cause of this accident was the in-flight separation of the left MED [mid exit door] plug due to Boeing's failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight necessary to ensure that manufacturing personnel could consistently and correctly comply with its parts removal process." The NTSB also said the FAA's compliance and enforcement systems "were inadequate to identify repetitive and systemic discrepancies and nonconformance issues" at Boeing."
"The 2021 deferred prosecution agreement was spurred by 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed a combined 346 people. In May 2024, the Justice Department said it determined that Boeing violated the deferred prosecution agreement "by failing to design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the US fraud laws throughout its operations.""
The NTSB found the left mid-exit door plug separated in flight due to Boeing's failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight for parts removal procedures. The NTSB also found FAA compliance and enforcement systems were inadequate to detect repetitive and systemic nonconformance at Boeing. Four bolts were missing from the 737 Max 9 when it left the factory, prompting an Alaska Airlines emergency landing. DOJ determined Boeing violated a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement tied to prior 737 Max crashes. Boeing agreed to pay $243.6 million and invest in compliance and safety programs under a non-prosecution proposal, though a federal judge rejected a related plea deal.
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