https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-deals-with-new-defect-787-dreamliner-wsj-2021-10-14/?rpc=401&
10/14/2021
Boeing finds new defect in continuing struggle to produce Dreamliner 787
Some titanium 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured over
the past three years, this is the latest in a series of problems to plague the
wide-body aircraft.
The quality issue does not affect the immediate safety of flights,
the company said, {and we would never lie just to make a buck}
Adding it had notified the Federal Aviation Administration.
Boeing is working to determine how many planes contain the defective part.
The parts include fittings that help secure the floor beam in one
fuselage section, as well as other fittings, spacers, brackets
and clips within other assemblies.
Undelivered planes will be reworked, and planes already carrying passengers
will go through a review process with Boeing and receive FAA confirmation.
The defect was found as the planemaker grapples with other problems in its
787 that have caused it to cut production and halt deliveries since May.
Problems started in September 2020 when the FAA said it was investigating
manufacturing flaws. Airlines using that model removed eight jets from service.
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787 Repairs Costing Hundreds of Millions
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