A newly discovered and expanding problem stemming from a two-year-old production line change has 90 Boeing 737 MAX-family variants on the ground and is giving the company yet another opportunity to test what it touts as a revamped approach to managing significant safety issues.

Boeing informed operators and the FAA April 8 of an issue that can leave the 737 MAX backup electrical power system ungrounded.

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