44 malfunctions found on Eastar Jet's Boeing 737 Max

Eastar Jet's 2 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes have had 44 malfunctions in the less than 4 months since they went into service here, a report showed Tuesday. Based on data from the transport ministry and Eastar Jet, Hong Chul-ho of the Liberty Korea Party said that among the 44 malfunctions were defects in the auto-throttle and the aviation management computer, and a failure to mark signals on the inertial navigation system. "There have been numerous defects on the aircraft, but the transport ministry issued an airworthiness certificate to operate them when they were brought in December and January," Hong said. Eastar Jet refuted the lawmaker's comments, stating that the defects mentioned were common among all aircraft in operation worldwide. <br/>