The Justice Department is reviewing whether an early January incident in which a part of a Boeing plane blew out in midflight violated a 2021 agreement to settle a criminal charge against the company, according to a person familiar with the review.
Boeing agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to settle the charge, which stemmed from two fatal crashes of its 737 Max 8 planes.
The Justice Department agreed to drop a criminal charge that was based on the actions of two employees who had withheld information from the F.A.A.
There were no serious injuries, but the incident could have been catastrophic had it occurred minutes later, at a higher altitude.
The panel is known as a “door plug,” which is used to cover a gap left by an unneeded exit door.
Persons:
Trump
Organizations:
Boeing, Justice Department
Locations:
midflight, Portland ,