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2024-06-14 Science & Technology

Boeing has found a new problem with 787 Dreamliner aircraft, media reported.

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[Regnum] Boeing has identified a new problem on its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

According to the publication, hundreds of fasteners were incorrectly tightened on the fuselages of a number of aircraft that had not yet been delivered to the customer. We are talking about improper tightening of more than 900 parts on the side of the aircraft body.

A source at the company said that Boeing has no concerns about the safety of flights on aircraft already in operation. Experts will examine undelivered aircraft to ensure they meet technical standards.

As Regnum reported, on May 7, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began an investigation into the inspection requirements for Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Boeing told regulators in April that it may not have completed all required inspections, the FAA said. We are talking, in particular, about checking the adequacy of connections and grounding at the junction of the wings and the fuselage on some Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

In 2024, a series of incidents involving Boeing aircraft were reported. In particular, in March, the Boeing 777-200 airliner lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco airport to Japan, which is why it made an emergency landing in Los Angeles. On May 2, it became known that the second whistleblower about violations in the production of Boeing aircraft, Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor for the corporation’s supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, had died in the United States. The official cause of death was given as organ failure.

Former Boeing quality engineer John Barnett, who had repeatedly said that the company used substandard components in assembling aircraft, was found dead in a truck in a hotel parking lot in South Carolina in March 2024. He was 62 years old. Earlier this month, he testified in court against the company where he worked for 32 years. According to him, workers installed non-standard and defective parts on the planes to avoid delays in the production of Dreamliner aircraft.

Posted by badanov 2024-06-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 A source at the company said that Boeing has no concerns about the safety of flights on aircraft already in operation. Experts will examine undelivered aircraft to ensure they meet technical standards.

What about passengers concerns ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-14 04:13|| 2024-06-14 04:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Boeing plane experiences terrifying rare midair Dutch roll at 32,000 feet

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-14 07:29|| 2024-06-14 07:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Wondering if the Starliner is returning with or without crew. Or at all.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-14 07:50|| 2024-06-14 07:50|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the real problem is everyone involved is concentrated on a Dutch Rudder.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-06-14 10:44|| 2024-06-14 10:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Counterfeit Titanium Found In Some Boeing And Airbus Jets

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-14 10:56|| 2024-06-14 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ Chinese aircraft parts scandal in 5, 4, 3, 2....

Posted by Besoeker 2024-06-14 11:15|| 2024-06-14 11:15|| Front Page Top

#7 But, but. "Engaging" the Chinese in global trade was going to be stabilizing.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-14 11:29|| 2024-06-14 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 I’m quite willing to be pleased they discovered this problem before the airplanes were released, rather than once they were in the air. That’s a vast improvement over how they were discovering problems previously.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-06-14 12:46|| 2024-06-14 12:46|| Front Page Top

#9 ..unlike the FDA and NIH with the covid jabs. Using the entire population as alpha testers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-06-14 14:24|| 2024-06-14 14:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Nut, bolt and rivet base/shaft substitutions in vendor managed inventory has been a problem for decades. Wait...since the last century.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-14 14:59|| 2024-06-14 14:59|| Front Page Top

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