Boeing shares plunge as FAA rejects proposal on MAX wiring

[denem]

Boeing shares plunge as FAA rejects proposal on MAX wiring

(Reuters) - Shares of Boeing Co <BA.N> dropped 12% on Monday after the planemaker's proposal to leave wiring bundles in place on the grounded 737 MAX failed to get the backing of U.S. aviation regulators, potentially delaying the plane's return to service.

Boeing shares were down at $231.60 in early trading, a level not seen since 2017.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing on Friday it did not agree with the planemaker's argument that the wiring bundles meet safety standards and now it is up to Boeing to decide how to proceed.

Boeing in February said it did not believe it was required to separate or move wiring bundles on its grounded 737 MAX jetliner that regulators had warned could cause a short circuit on the 737 MAX, and lead to a crash if pilots did not react soon.

There are more than a dozen different spots on the 737 MAX where wiring bundles may be too close together. Most of the locations are under the cockpit in an electrical bay.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-shares-plunge-faa-rejects-143002565.html

[Sherman A1]

1. Scrap 'em

and start over with a clean piece of paper.

[denem]

2. Agreed.

[maxsolomon]

3. Why is wiring bundle proximity where you draw the line?

Are you an Aerospace Engineer?

[Sherman A1]

4. No,

The wiring bundle is simply an addition to the reasons I have long called for them to be scrapped.

The planes are a poorly cobbled together, kit bashed, mishmash of engineering trying to stretch the 1960s designed 737 beyond what it is capable of doing in an attempt to improve fuel efficiency to compete with the Airbus design and not lose market share. The software or the fix to it was never the fundamental problem, the issue was trying to squeeze the fuel efficient engines into a space that they would not fit (as the 737 sits lower to the ground than the Airbus) and extending the pylons to do so. That changed the center of gravity for the aircraft making the plane more unstable which is never a good thing.

I am not an engineer but did study as an air traffic controller and pilot.