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Boeing has found debris in the fuel tanks of dozens of undelivered 737 MAX jets amid ongoing inspections as the Chicago-based planemaker struggles to restore the trust of airlines and the wider public in the grounded fleet.
Boeing found debris in the fuel tanks of about 35 aircraft, a company spokesman confirmed on Friday. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that more than 50 per cent of the undelivered 737 MAX jets inspected thus far have had debris found in them.

Several more planes are still awaiting inspection.
“We are taking steps to make sure we eliminate FOD (foreign object debris) from any and all aircraft. This is unacceptable and won’t be tolerated on any Boeing aircraft when it’s delivered to the customer,” Boeing said in an emailed statement.
The findings of debris was first by The Wall Street Journal.
Foreign object debris, an industrial term for rags, tools, metal shavings and other materials left behind by workers during production, has been a quality-control issue for various Boeing aircraft, such as its KC-46 tankers.
This week, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed that Boeing found debris that could pose potential safety risks in the fuel tanks of several 737 MAX aircraft in storage and waiting to be delivered to airlines.

Boeing has come under scrutiny since two crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018 and March 2019 killed 346 people.
The 737 MAX was grounded worldwide last March after the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
Troubled Boeing 737 MAX could return to service before summer
Meanwhile, The New York Times reported on Friday that federal prosecutors investigating Boeing are examining whether the planemaker misled the Federal Aviation Administration while it was seeking approval for the 737 MAX.
Boeing said it was cooperating with the U.S Department of Justice investigation.
The prosecutors have questioned several Boeing employees in recent months, focusing on whether Mark Forkner, a top pilot at the company, intentionally lied to the regulator about the nature of new flight control software on the jet, according to the report.

A lawyer for Forkner did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Forkner had said he might have unintentionally misled regulators, in a series of internal messages from 2016 that became public in October.
The messages appeared to have been the first publicly known observations that the MCAS anti-stall system behaved erratically during testing before the aircraft entered service.
Boeing works to restore reputation as new 777X completes test flight
The comments by Forkner, who has since left Boeing, were among those pinpointed by US lawmakers in hearings in Washington state as evidence that Boeing knew about problems with flight control software before two crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018 and March 2019 killed 346 people.
Bloomberg News reported late on Friday that the planemaker had put three employees who worked with the former chief technical pilot of the 737 MAX on administrative leave, with the employees being notified of the action last week.


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Boeing’s woes continue as debris found in fuel tanks of dozens of undelivered 737 MAX planes

A Boeing 737 MAX plane. The manufacturer said it has found what it called ‘foreign object debris' inside the fuel tanks in wings of built but not delivered planes. Photo: EPA-EFE

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2019, file photo a Boeing worker walks past a 737 model fuselage and a giant mural of a jet on the side of the manufacturing building behind in Renton, Wash. On Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, the Federal Reserve reports on U.S. industrial production for January. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

epa08228292 (FILE) - Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft sit parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, 21 July 2019 (reissued 19 February 2020). Boeing on 19 February 2020 said they had found what the company callls 'Foreign Object Debris' inside the fuel tanks in wings of built but not delivered Boeing 737 Max airplanes. Boeing said the 'finding led to a robust internal investigation and immediate corrective actions in our production system'. EPA-EFE/GARY HE EDITORIAL USE ONLY *** Local Caption *** 55353874

FILE PHOTO: Adnaan Stumo, who lost his sister Samya Rose Stumo in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, holds a poster with photographs of those killed on the flight, as Daniel Elwell, deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on aviation certifications, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

Aviation administration panel reviewing  737 MAX certification says it needs more time to reach conclusion

Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle. Photo: Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. Picture taken July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Two Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircrafts are seen on the ground as Air Canada Embraer aircraft flies in the background at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo/File Photo

Boeing 737 MAX crisis: production stops for first time in 20 years

FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Boeing facilities at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

epa08063040 Clariss Moore of Canada, the mother of Danielle Moore, one of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX 8 air crash, reacts while listening to testimony during a House Transportation Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 11 December 2019. FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson was testifying at the hearing, 'The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration's Oversight of the Aircraft's Certification.' EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

A Boeing worker walks in view of a 737 MAX aircraft in Renton, Washington, on Monday. Photo: AP

Boeing cuts production of troubled 737 MAX by 20 per cent, to focus on fixing software linked to crashes

FILE- In this March 13, 2019, file photo a worker stands on a platform near a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash. Boeing is cutting production of its grounded Max airliner this month to focus on fixing flight-control software and getting the planes back in the air. The company said Friday, April 5, that starting in mid-April it will cut production of the 737 Max from 52 to 42 planes per month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 aeroplane sits on the assembly line in Renton, Washington, on March 27. Photo: AP

Boeing expresses regret over release of ex-pilot’s damning messages about 737 MAX software linked to two fatal crashes

Boeing 737 MAX planes are parked on Boeing property near Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Photo: AFP

FILE - In this April 29, 2019 file photo, Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg speaks during a news conference after the company's annual shareholders meeting at the Field Museum in Chicago. Boeing was aware of troubling instant messages between two employees regarding their communications with federal regulators over its now-grounded 737 Max jet, but the company waited months to disclose them. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson demanded an explanation from Muilenburg in a letter Friday, Oct. 18.(AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

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Grounded 737 MAX jets parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Photo: Reuters

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The US plane maker is struggling to rebuild trust after two crashes led to the model being grounded
Meanwhile, US prosecutors are investigating if a Boeing pilot knowingly lied to the Federal Aviation Administration



The US plane maker is struggling to rebuild trust after two crashes led to the model being grounded.


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Boeing’s woes continue as debris found in fuel tanks of dozens of undelivered 737 MAX planes

The US plane maker is struggling to rebuild trust after two crashes led to the model being grounded Meanwhile, US prosecutors are investigating if a Boeing pilot knowingly lied to the Federal Aviation Administration

The US plane maker is struggling to rebuild trust after two crashes led to the model being grounded

Meanwhile, US prosecutors are investigating if a Boeing pilot knowingly lied to the Federal Aviation Administration