A Boeing employee told a House committee that he was rebuffed by the company after repeatedly warning about safety problems with its aircraft before two 737 Max jets crashed within months of each other, killing 346 people.
Documents published by the House Transportation Committee on Wednesday show Ed Pierson, a former senior manager on the 737 production line, sent a series of emails and letters to the company’s leadership urging them to shut down production.
“I witnessed a factory in chaos and reported serious concerns about production quality to senior Boeing leadership months before the first crash,” he said in written testimony. “I formally reported again before the second crash. No action was taken in response to either of my reports.”