US FAA opens probe into Boeing 787 inspections
Source: Reuters
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it has opened an investigation into the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787 Dreamliner after the planemaker said some employees had committed "misconduct" by claiming some tests had been completed.
The FAA said it is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes "and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records."
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Asked for comment, Boeing provided an April 29 email from Scott Stocker, who leads the company's 787 program, to employees in South Carolina where the 787 is assembled.
In the email, Stocker said that an employee saw what appeared to be an irregularity in a required 787 conformance test.
Stocker said in the email that after receiving the report, "we quickly reviewed the matter and learned that several people had been violating Company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed."
Stocker said Boeing promptly informed the FAA "about what we learned and are taking swift and serious corrective action with multiple" employees.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-opens-new-investigation-into-boeing-wsj-reports-2024-05-06/
Gee, maybe cutting back on federal regulators and inspectors wasn't such a good idea.
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The article clearly states that "...FAA...is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes.."
This *not* only means that not ALL Dreamliners are impacted but, on those that are, only two of the wings are affected.
Chill. Boeing's Got This
