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The FAA discovered “unacceptable” quality control issues during an audit into Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems that was launched after a door plug flew off a 737 Max 9 mid-air at …

The FAA discovered “unacceptable” quality control issues during an audit of Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems that was launched after a door plug flew off a 737 MAX 9 at 16,000 feet on Jan. 5. ZUMAPRESS.comThe agency did not release its findings to the public, but a presentation detailing the results reviewed by the New York Times reveals a troubling and inconsistent manufacturing process. Getty ImagesBoeing did not immediately comment on the audit’s findings — which the FAA has refused to make public because of its ongoing investigation into the door plug incident on the Alaska Airlines flight and Boeing’s response to it.

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