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The US Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Boeing US$13.5 million over its failure to implement regulations designed to prevent a fuel tank explosion like the one that destroyed a TWA 747 off the coast of New York in 1996, killing all 230 people on board.
The fine — the second largest ever put forward by the FAA — comes four years after the agency announced new regulations requiring aircraft manufacturers to develop design changes and service instructions to reduce the risk of a fuel tank explosion. Other manufacturers complied, but Boeing was 301 days late providing instructions for its 747 and 406 days late on its 757, the FAA said last week.
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“We take this matter very seriously,” acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a statement.
The FAA is also having difficulty forcing airlines to retrofit the fuel tanks of older aircraft, with carriers preferring to wait until older aircraft are phased out of service.
