Alaska Airlines Reports Two Additional Steps Need To Occur Before Inspections Can Begin
The following is an update to "FAA Grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9s" (https://aviationpros.com/53081948).
At 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Jan. 8 Alaska Airlines shared the following:
This morning, Boeing issued a multi-operator message (MOM), which provided inspection details for the 737-9 MAX aircraft, which have been approved by the FAA.
Two additional steps must occur before inspections can begin:
- FAA must approve operators’ inspection processes to ensure compliance (called an alternate means of compliance, or AMOC);
- Alaska must develop detailed inspection instructions and processes for our maintenance technicians to follow.
As we await further information from the FAA and work through these important steps, our technicians have prepared each aircraft to be immediately ready for the required inspection when instructions are finalized.
We recognize that additional questions remain about the details surrounding Flight 1282 that we are unable to address at this time. Because this is an active investigation, we must receive permission from the NTSB to provide information about the aircraft and its prior maintenance. We will provide information as soon as the NTSB permits us to do so.
As these steps remain pending, we continue to experience disruption to our operation with these aircraft out of service. As of 8:30 a.m. Pacific, we have canceled roughly 140 flights for Monday due to the 737-9 MAX grounding.
