[DEI woke = going broke...] United Boeing 737 Max veers OFF the runway into the grass 'after gear collapse' at Houston airport: FAA launches new probe after litany of safety issues

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13174293/United-Boeing-737-Max-
Houston-runway-grass.html

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by United Airlines veered off the runway after 
landing in Houston early Friday in the latest near-miss involving the 
embattled airliner. 

The aircraft, which arrived from Memphis, is said to have suffered some 
form of gear collapse as it exited the runway at George Bush Airport, 
although the 160 passengers and six crew were not injured. 

Shocking footage showed the plane lying flat on its wings on grass by the 
side of the runway, while passengers were hurried off from an emergency 
gate ladder. 

It is the latest in a string of disastrous failings involving Boeing 
aircraft in recent days, including a 737 engine that caught fire mid-
flight on Monday and a wheel falling off shortly after takeoff in San 
Francisco on Thursday. 

The airliner also suffered a near-catastrophe in January as a 737 MAX 9 
plane door blew out at 16,000ft over Portland, Oregon, forcing an 
emergency landing. 

Boeing told DailyMail.com in a statement on Friday: 'We are closely 
monitoring the situation and will provide any support needed to United 
Airlines and the investigators.' 

The FAA says it is launching a full investigation of the latest disaster, 
which is still ongoing at the time of writing as United says it will move 
the aircraft as soon as it is able. 

Despite the rocky end to the flight, a passenger claimed that the landing 
was smooth, but they felt some bumps as the plane began to taxi. 

'Felt like when you have a flat tire in a car,' the passenger told 
Click2Houston.  

In a statement, Houston Airports said: 'Around 8am today, a United 
Airlines flight landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). As 
it was exiting the runway, the aircraft left the pavement and entered the 
grass along Runway 9-27.'

'Fortunately, no one on board was injured. The Houston Fire Department and 
Houston Airports Operations immediately responded and safely evacuated all 
passengers.

'Per federal regulation, the FAA has been notified. United Airlines is 
working to remove the plane, which is not impacting flight operations. 
Flights in and out of lAH continue without interruption.' 

Boeing has seen billions dropped from its market capitalization in the 
wake of the repeat issues, as the FAA and NTSB launch investigations into 
its fleet of 737's. 

Last month, the FAA formally mandated inspections in Boeing 737 Max 
airplanes for loose bolts in the rudder control systems after the plane 
maker recommended them in December. 

On Thursday, investigators determined that a 737 MAX 8 flight last month 
experienced 'stuck' rudder pedals during the landing roll out, although 
that issue did not result in any injuries. 

While that incident flew somewhat under the radar, Boeing faced severe 
backlash in January after the door plug blew out at 16,000ft. 

Investigators zeroed in on bolts that were intended to hold the panel in 
place, that seemingly failed as the door terrifyingly flew out over 
Portland, leaving passengers screaming inside. 

As authorities continue to investigate the fleet, the chair of the NTSB 
said last month that another mid-air blowout like the Alaksa Airlines jet 
'can happen again.' 

'There is no way that this plane should have been delivered with four 
safety critical bolts missing,' NTSB chief Jennifer Homendy told CNN in 
February. 

'Of course, something like this can happen again.' 

On Monday, issues with the Boeing aircraft again came under scrutiny after 
a flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Houston when flames 
were seen coming out of an engine. 

The plane was forced to return to the same George Bush Airport where the 
latest issue unfolded on Friday. 

The terrifying incident took place just minutes into a United Airlines 
flight bound for Fort Myers, Florida, and video aken from a passenger 
window shows white-hot flashes streaming out of the 737's jet engine.

'Hey ladies and gentlemen, we realized something happened outside,' a 
crewmember can be heard warning passengers before the clip cuts out. 

No one was injured in the incident, and bubble wrap getting caught in the 
engine was blamed for causing the fire. 

Boeing unveiled their 737 Max in 2015, and since its Federal Aviation 
Authority (FAA) approval in 2017 has become one of the most widely used 
aircraft in the world.

A year later it had its first crash: in October 2018 a 737 Max operated by 
Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed shortly after take off, killing all 
189 on board.

Five months later, in March 2019, a second 737 Max - this one operated by 
Ethiopian Airlines - crashed again shortly after take off, killing all 157 
on board.

Three days later the planes were grounded by the FAA.

It later emerged that Boeing staff, in internal messages, were cavalier 
about FAA regulations and critical of the Max's design.

One said it the aircraft was 'designed by clowns who in turn are 
supervised by monkeys.'

In its newer designs, Boeing was criticized for adding large engines to an 
old airframe dating back to the 1960s, instead of using a 'clean sheet 
design'. 

Faults were discovered in the aircraft's MCAS, or Maneuvering 
Characteristics Augmentation System: the MCAS was found in both the Lion 
Air and Ethiopian Air crashes to have erroneously pointed the nose down 
towards the ground, and the pilots were unable to override it.

In 2021, Boeing agreed to pay $2.5 billion in fines in a deferred 
prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to settle charges 
the company hid critical information about the Max from regulators and the 
public.

Boeing spent billions overhauling the systems and the planes returned to 
global skies in the fall of 2020, after being grounded for 20 months — the 
longest such action in aviation history.


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