08:51 AM EDT, 03/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with comments from Boeing ( BA ) in the story body.)

New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission said Tuesday that it is seizing the cockpit voice and flight data recorders of a LATAM Airlines Boeing (BA) 787 jet as part of an investigation into a mid-flight accident that injured more than 50 passengers and crew.

Chile's civil aviation authority, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, had launched an investigation into the Sydney-Auckland flight that dropped mid-air on Monday and requested the TAIC's assistance, the TAIC said.

Boeing ( BA ) declined to comment to MT Newswires on the investigation into the LATAM accident.

Separately, The New York Times reported Tuesday that Boeing ( BA ) failed 33 of 89 audits by the Federal Aviation Administration on the manufacturing process for its 737 Max, the plane involved in a door panel blowout mid-air in January.

"We continue to implement immediate changes and develop a comprehensive action plan to strengthen safety and quality, and build the confidence of our customers and their passengers," Boeing ( BA ) told MT Newswires in an emailed statement regarding the audit.

The FAA did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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