The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.
The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.
The FAA said Monday Boeing"voluntarily informed us in April" that the plane maker may not have completed required inspections to confirm that there was adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets. In a statement to NPR, the FAA said it's also investigating"whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records." The agency also said Boeing is re-inspecting"all 787 airplanes still within the production system and must also create a plan to address the in-service fleet."Boeing told NPR it"promptly notified the FAA and this is not an immediate safety of flight issue".
Stocker wrote that an employee"saw something in our factory that he believed was not being done right, and spoke up about it." The issue was raised to the executive team who notified the FAA."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.
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