Nation FAA chief defends grounding Boeing 737 Max later than other nations, worries problem took a year to discover May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Comments Off on FAA chief defends grounding Boeing 737 Max later than other nations, worries problem took a year to discover Boeing 737 Max had a cockpit warning light problem that took a year for FAA to learn, acting administrator Daniel Elwell told a US House committee.