Boeing plane has had another accident.
According to reference information, on May 15th local time, a passenger plane carrying 468 passengers and crew members from Indonesia, operated by Indonesia's Eagle Airlines, returned to the airport for emergency landing due to an engine fire shortly after takeoff. Fortunately, no passengers were injured.
Recently, Boeing has been in constant trouble. On May 14th local time, the US Department of Justice stated that Boeing had violated a settlement agreement reached with the Department of Justice in 2021, which had saved Boeing from criminal prosecution for two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashes in 2018 and 2019. The US Department of Justice is weighing whether to sue Boeing.
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States announced on May 6th local time that an investigation has been launched into the Boeing 787 aircraft model. This investigation will involve whether Boeing has completed inspections of the 787 aircraft model and whether employees may have forged aircraft inspection records.
Boeing aircraft carrying 468 people caught fire
According to the report on the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on May 16, an Indonesian Eagle Airlines plane with 468 passengers and crew on board took off from Indonesia and returned to the airport for emergency landing after the engine caught fire shortly after takeoff
According to reports, Eagle Airlines issued a statement on the 15th stating that the Eagle Airlines 1105 flight to Medina, Saudi Arabia was operated by a Boeing 747-400 aircraft and returned to the Indonesian airport at 17:15 local time on the 15th. All passengers were unharmed.
The CEO of Eagle Airlines said in a statement, "The captain discovered that one of the engines was on fire, and it is now necessary to conduct further inspections to determine if the engine has malfunctioned. Therefore, this decision was made immediately after the aircraft took off."
He said there were 450 passengers and 18 crew members on board, including pilgrims heading to Medina. All passengers have taken another flight to Saudi Arabia on the same day arranged by Eagle Airlines.
The plane involved in the incident has now been grounded for security checks.
The US Department of Justice may file a lawsuit against Boeing
On May 14th local time, the US Department of Justice stated that Boeing had violated a settlement agreement reached with the Department of Justice in 2021, which had saved Boeing from criminal prosecution for two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashes in 2018 and 2019.
According to reports, the US Department of Justice stated in a court document that Boeing failed to "design, implement, and execute a compliant and ethical plan in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement to prevent and investigate violations of US fraud laws during operations.". The US Department of Justice is weighing whether to sue Boeing.
In October 2018 and March 2019, Lion Air Indonesia and Ethiopian Airlines experienced air crashes on their flights, resulting in a total of 346 fatalities. The crashed planes were both MAX 8 aircraft. In January 2021, the US Department of Justice filed a criminal lawsuit against Boeing, and the two parties reached an agreement to extend the prosecution. Boeing agrees to pay fines and compensation exceeding $2.5 billion and promises to fully cooperate with government requirements to implement compliance and improvement plans. The extension lawsuit agreement expired on January 7th this year, and the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft door plug detachment accident occurred two days before the agreement expired. According to the agreement, the Ministry of Justice may still continue to advance relevant lawsuits against Boeing.
Recently, accidents have occurred frequently
Since the crash of a 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airlines aircraft, Boeing has experienced numerous accidents, leading to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration into the company.
On April 26th local time, a Boeing 767 aircraft flying from Kennedy International Airport in New York to Los Angeles on Delta Airlines was forced to return to Kennedy International Airport and make an emergency landing after the right wing emergency slide fell off after takeoff.
On March 31st, a passenger flight HB341 operated by Greater Bay Area Airlines from Osaka to Hong Kong requested partial vigilance due to suspicion of a broken windshield. The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800. The flight safely landed on the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport at 17:45, and 152 passengers and 8 crew members on board did not report any injuries or discomfort.
On March 17th, when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 landed in Oregon, the windshield broke. Alaska Airlines stated in a statement that a small crack appeared on the inner windshield of the plane departing from Washington D.C. when it landed at Portland International Airport. There were 159 passengers and 6 crew members on board, and no one was injured. The plane safely arrived at its destination.
On March 15th, a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft found a missing panel on the outside of its fuselage after landing.
On March 11th, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft flying from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand by Latham Airlines, headquartered in Chile, experienced a "technical malfunction" during flight, causing severe shaking of the fuselage and injuring multiple people.
On March 7th, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft flying to Osaka, Japan by United Airlines fell off a tire on the left main landing gear while taking off from San Francisco, USA.
On March 4th, a United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft flying from Houston to Fort Myers was forced to return shortly after takeoff due to engine fire.
On February 19th, a Boeing 757-200 aircraft operated by United Airlines on a flight from San Francisco to Boston made an alternate landing at Denver International Airport due to damaged wings.
On January 28th, a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 was originally scheduled to fly from Nevada to Virginia, but the plane changed course and landed in Colorado due to a broken windshield.
On January 20th, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 aircraft was preparing to take off at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. During taxiing, a wheel on the front landing gear suddenly fell off and rolled off the runway.
On January 13th, a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane operated by All Nippon Airways from Hokkaido Shin Chitose Airport to Toyama Airport in Japan experienced cracks in the cockpit glass during its flight. The flight then returned to Shin Chitose Airport.
On January 5th, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger plane of Alaska Airlines in the United States experienced an accident in the air. A door stopper on the side of the cabin fell off, and the plane immediately made an emergency landing.
