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FAA Convenes a Corrective Action Review Board Over a Boeing 737 MAX Flight Computer Software Flaw
The issue can drop the vertical navigation mode during a go-around. No in-service U.S. fleet runs the affected software versions, but the review adds risk to MAX 10 certification.
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By Marcus Elrod
Sep 21, 2026 · 5 min read
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will convene a Corrective Action Review Board after Boeing flagged a software defect in the flight management computer on certain 737 MAX aircraft, a regulatory step that puts the company's certification timeline back under formal scrutiny.
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Marcus Elrod
Marcus tracks positioning, flows and rates. He writes CI's weekly market internals column.
Marcus Elrod writes for Corporate Insider Inc.