Pierson said he first noticed signs of trouble in the plant in late 2017. Boeing was pushing to increase the production of 737 airplanes at Renton from 47 to 52.
“I know people that worked more than five weeks in a row,” Pierson said, adding that he heard reports of some employees going eight weeks without a day off. He likened out-of-sequence work to building a house and deciding after the floors were put down to rip them up to finish electrical and plumbing work.
The pair also spoke in person. During the meeting on July 18, Pierson said he ticked off a series of problems at the plant and repeated his position that it should be shut down for a limited window of time. Pierson said he was lying in bed when he heard the news that a second Boeing 737 Max went down in Ethiopia in March 2019. “I actually screamed and my wife woke up,” he said. “I just couldn’t believe it.”
Pierson described his concerns about how problems at the plant could have contributed to the crashes. He followed up with a letter outlining his concerns.“Your client’s concerns fall outside the scope of the NTSB’s role in the 737 Max accident investigations,” the letter said.
NBCNightlyNews Yep they knew,everyone knew at Boeing.They just tried to cut corners!Ask them!
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NBCNightlyNews No wonder Boeing hired NikkiHaley. If you cannot clean up the dirt, call the maid.
NBCNightlyNews The people at Boeing who knew of the issue that caused the 737 Max crashes, but disregarded it, or covered it up, need to face hundreds of manslaughter charges.
NBCNightlyNews And Trump’s hiring Boeing execs to work in the DoD Yikes.