FAA Clears Boeing 737 MAX Software Glitch

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared a software glitch affecting some Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, removing an issue that had recently emerged during the certification process of the 737 MAX 10.

The FAA reached this conclusion following a review by its Corrective Action Review Board (CARB), which determined that the condition does not pose a safety risk. Pilots retain full control of the aircraft and indications presented to the flight crew are clear and unambiguous, according to the agency.

This decision comes days after FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency would not move forward with certification of the 737 MAX 10 until it had determined whether the software issue could create an unsafe condition. The CARB review has now completed, and the software anomaly is no longer considered an obstacle to the certification program.

The glitch involves U14 and U14.1 versions of the flight management computer software supplied by GE Aerospace. WestJet pilots first identified the anomaly in 2024 during a validation flight conducted before a 737 MAX entered commercial service, providing flight data to Boeing and becoming the first airline known to have reported the condition.