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Boeing to repair up to 25 undelivered 737 MAX jets over wiring flaws, repairs may delay deliveries

Boeing is repairing as many as 25 undelivered 737 MAX jets after discovering wiring flaws, Bloomberg reported. The company has begun corrective work on affected airframes; the remediation effort could delay scheduled deliveries to customers and add short‑term strain to the 737 production and delivery cadence.

Discovered 2026-03-13T09:10:58.192057-07:00 | 2026-03-13T09:10:58.192057-07:00

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Repairs to as many as 25 undelivered 737 MAX jets create immediate delivery risk and could push back customer handovers during a period when Boeing is targeting higher narrowbody throughput and a 47‑jet/month output ramp (see source:ed7118e7-a563-40d4-b512-48553d9d1773).
The issue underlines ongoing quality-control sensitivity in the 737 supply chain despite supplier improvements that have cut rework hours by roughly 40%, a factor Boeing has cited in its production recovery (see source:9a0b0c44-5221-4ae3-8706-13d3dd973234).
The wiring repairs echo recent regulatory and safety scrutiny of 737 electrical faults — including an FAA immediate AD for a MAX ground‑wire fault — which increases programme oversight and potential operational impacts for operators (see source:10badf4d-dea8-4d11-9198-bbad8f74dbbb).

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