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Democratic lawmakers question FAA decisions on Boeing safety issues

FILE PHOTO: Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) speaks during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee hearing on "State of Aviation Safety" in the aftermath of two deadly Boeing 737 MAX crashes since October. [Reuters]

Two Democratic US lawmakers have said the Federal Aviation Administration overruled agency technical specialists on two Boeing Co safety issues involving the 737 MAX and the 787 Dreamliner jets that they said could be “potentially catastrophic.”

The issues involve the 737 MAX rudder cable and lightning protection for fuel tanks on the 787 Dreamliner.

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