reported that a former company employee said he unknowingly lied to the Federal Aviation Administration.percent after the Reuters report, which represented the latest setback to befall the company since it grounded its 737 Max in March after following two fatal crashes, which killed 346 people.
In the messages obtained by Reuters, the airline's former chief technical pilot, Mark Forkner, describes problems with the MCAS system, which was linked to both deadly crashes of the 737 Max 8 plane. The system was designed to ensure the 737 Max 8 did not ascend in a way that would cause the plane's engines to stall. But it pulled the nose of the plane down, and in both fatal crashes, the aircraft were forced into an unstoppable nosedive by a single sensor deployed by the plane.
Forkner also said that he unknowingly lied to the FAA."I basically lied to the regulators ," he wrote. According to Reuters, the messages led agency administrator Steve Dickson sent a letter to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to demand an"immediate" explanation from the aerospace company. Boeing toldthat it was"voluntarily cooperating" with the Congressional investigation into the 737 Max.shareholders that"safety is our top priority," and the company had not rushed the 737 Max to market. Scrutiny has since mounted.
RenewOregon How can one 'unknowingly lie' ?
Not well written... unable to understand. Says nothing in the end.