Now it’s engine glitch for jinxed B737 MAX jets


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Now it’s engine glitch for jinxed B737 MAX jets

PORT MORESBY: It sure looks like Boeing’s B737MAX jets are jinxed.

Before it can even get all the jets back in the air, an engine glitch forced a Southwest Airlines MAX 8 to make an emergency landing in Orlando.

Although the issue was not related to the jet’s computer system that is suspected to have caused the two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, the so-called engine glitch does little to heal the battered air safety confidence of airlines and passengers.

(Read this for context: https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/03/air-niugini-to-take-delivery-of-two.html (Air Niugini to take delivery of two B737 MAX jets next year despite crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia)

And, here’s the EveningStandard report on the engine glitch emergency landing:

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Boeing 737 Max forced to make emergency landing in Orlando after engine failure
OLIVIA TOBIN
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft ( AP )
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max has made a safe emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The crew declared an emergency after taking off from Orlando International Airport at around 2:50pm local time, and returned to the airport safely.

No passengers were on board, and the aircraft was being ferried to Victorville, California, where Southwest is storing the planes.

The 737 Max was grounded in the US on March 13 after a deadly crash involving a Max in Ethiopia on March 10.



It was the second fatal crash involving the plane. US airlines are allowed to shuttle the planes, but cannot carry passengers.

The FAA says it is investigating but the emergency was not related to anti-stall software that is suspected as a cause of the two fatal crashes including one last year involving a plane from Indonesia.

Airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell says one of the airport's three runways was shut down for cleaning after the landing.

She says it is standard procedure to check a runway for debris after an emergency landing. It was not clear if any parts actually fell off the plane.

Ms Fennell says the airport's other two runways remained open, and normal operations were not affected.

Southwest did not immediately respond to email and telephone messages left by reporters.

Additional reporting by Associated Press

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