The Columbian: Witness before federal safety board testifies about blowout on a Boeing 737 Max earlier this year

NTSB investigators are questioning Boeing officials in hearings this week about the midflight blowout of a panel from a 737 Max, an accident that further tarnished the company’s safety reputation and left it facing new legal jeopardy.

“The NTSB wants to fill in the gaps of what is known about this incident and to put people on the record about it,” said John Goglia, a former NTSB member. The agency will be looking to underscore Boeing’s failures in following the process it had told the Federal Aviation Administration it was going to use in such cases, he said.

Witness before federal safety board testifies about blowout on a Boeing 737 Max earlier this year