07:43 AM EDT, 03/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with comments from Boeing ( BA ) and the Federal Aviation Administration 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.

The FAA confirmed to MT Newswires that it recently concluded an audit of the company's production line and "identified non-compliance issues in Boeing's ( BA ) manufacturing process control, parts handling and storage, and product control." The agency declined to give further details as the audit is part of an ongoing investigation.

"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.

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