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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co <BA<\/a>> said on Friday it is addressing a new software issue discovered in Iowa last weekend during a technical review of the proposed update to the grounded Boeing 737 MAX, a development that could further delay the plane’s return to service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are making necessary updates,” Boeing said in a statement. Officials at the planemaker said the issue relates to a software power-up monitoring function that verifies some system monitors are operating correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the monitors was not being initiated correctly, officials said. The monitor check is prompted by a software command at airplane or system power up, and will set the appropriate indication if maintenance is required, company officials added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not immediately comment. ABC News reported the issue early Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boeing is halting production of the 737 MAX this month following the grounding in March of its best-selling plane after two fatal crashes in five months killed 346 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. regulators are waiting for an update from Boeing on how they will resolve the issue. A U.S. official briefed on the matter said Friday the FAA is now unlikely to approve the plane’s return until March but it could take until April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, American Airlines Group Inc <AAL<\/a>> and Southwest Airlines Co <LUV<\/a>> both said they would extend cancellations of MAX flights until early June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also this month, the FAA and Boeing said they were reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 MAX. Officials said the review is looking at whether two bundles of wiring are too close together, which could lead to a short circuit and potentially result in a crash if pilots did not respond appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. and European aviation safety regulators met with Boeing in an effort to complete a 737 MAX software documentation audit that was begun in November. Documentation requirements are central to certification for increasingly complex aircraft software, and can become a source of delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese and David Gregorio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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