Organization

Federal Aviation Administration

U.S. agency that regulates civil aviation and certifies aircraft.

5 links, 5 backed by primary records. 5 more in open data

Connections 5

Alaska Airlines flight 1282 regulator; the NTSB found its surveillance ineffective and contributing Primary record 2
FAA delegation of 737 MAX certification tasks to Boeing delegated 28 of 87 tasks in 2013 and 79 of 91 by November 2016, by the House committee’s count According to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Primary record 1

FAA summary of its review for returning the 737 MAX to service (2020) 18 Nov 2020 Primary record 3
FAA Section 103 expert panel report on Boeing’s ODA (2024) 26 Feb 2024 Primary record 4
The report was written by the expert panel the 2020 law required and was published by the FAA.

Timeline 3 dates

Proof 4 sources

Final Committee Report: The Design, Development & Certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Democratic staff), 16 Sep 2020. Primary record
According to then-Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell, Boeing was required to deliver airplanes with functioning AOA Disagree alerts
by November 2016, four months prior to FAA certification of the 737 MAX, the FAA had delegated 79 of 91 certification plans to Boeing, nearly 90 percent of its certification related tasks.
Aviation Investigation Report AIR-25-04: In-Flight Separation of Left Mid Exit Door Plug, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, National Transportation Safety Board, 11 Jul 2025. Primary record
Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement surveillance and audit planning activities
Summary of the FAA’s Review of the Boeing 737 MAX: Return to Service of the Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft, Federal Aviation Administration, 18 Nov 2020. Primary record
Return to Service of the Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
Section 103 Organization Designation Authorizations (ODA) for Transport Airplanes Expert Panel Review Report, Federal Aviation Administration, 26 Feb 2024. Primary record
This report conveys the findings and recommendations of the Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Expert Review Panel

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