Boeing engineer's startling claim: 'Dreamliner 787 has structural flaws, could break apart mid-flight'
8 months, 1 week ago

Boeing engineer's startling claim: 'Dreamliner 787 has structural flaws, could break apart mid-flight'

Hindustan Times  

A whistleblower claimed that there are structural flaws in Boeing's 787 Dreamliner that could cause it to break apart mid-flight. The claims were made by Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour who said that "sections of the fuselage of the 787 Dreamliner are improperly fastened together and could break apart mid-flight after thousands of trips". Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company's facility. Boeing halted deliveries of the 787 widebody jet for more than a year until August 2022 after the company said in 2021 that some of these airplanes had shims- a thin piece of material used to fill tiny gaps in a manufactured product-that were not the proper size.

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Boeing whistleblower told Congress he was threatened for speaking up
8 months, 1 week ago

Boeing whistleblower told Congress he was threatened for speaking up

The Independent  

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Boeing pushes back on whistleblower's allegations and details how airframes are put together
8 months, 1 week ago

Boeing pushes back on whistleblower's allegations and details how airframes are put together

The Independent  

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Boeing pushes back on whistleblower’s allegations and details how airframes are put together
8 months, 1 week ago

Boeing pushes back on whistleblower’s allegations and details how airframes are put together

Associated Press  

Boeing is defending the integrity of the fuselages on two of its largest planes, which have come under criticism from a whistleblower who warns that panels on the outside of one of the planes could eventually break apart during flight. Two Boeing engineering executives went into detail Monday to describe how panels are fitted together, particularly on the 787 Dreamliner. …

Boeing delays shipments of the 787 Dreamliner for a flaw in the tail section of the planes
1 year, 6 months ago

Boeing delays shipments of the 787 Dreamliner for a flaw in the tail section of the planes

Associated Press  

Boeing said Tuesday that deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner have been delayed again by another manufacturing issue, the latest in a string of setbacks affecting the two-aisle jet. The company said it is inspecting fittings on part of the tail called the horizontal stabilizer “for a nonconforming condition.” The inspections and repairs will affect near-term deliveries but won’t alter the …

FAA Detects New Problem in Boeing 787 Dreamliners, to be Fixed Before Deliveries
3 years, 5 months ago

FAA Detects New Problem in Boeing 787 Dreamliners, to be Fixed Before Deliveries

News 18  

The Federal Aviation Administration said late on Monday that some undelivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners have a new manufacturing quality issue that the manufacturer will fix before the planes will be delivered. In late May, the FAA said Boeing had temporarily halted deliveries of 787s as the agency waits for more data to determine if the planemaker’s planned inspection method meets …

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