U.S. FAA opens probe into Boeing 787 inspections
A Boeing quality engineer testified before congress last month, after criticizing some of the manufacturing practices on the 787 and 777 widebody programs
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A Boeing quality engineer testified before congress last month, after criticizing some of the manufacturing practices on the 787 and 777 widebody programs
Boeing Company shares are trading lower Monday after the FAA opened a new investigation related to the company's inspections of its 787 Dreamliner. According to a Seattle Times report, the FAA said Boeing notified the agency in April that it may not have completed required inspections related to the electrical safeguards of bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on some aircraft.
The airplane manufacturer is currently the subject of multiple separate probes.
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate whether Boeing employees "falsified aircraft records" as the company grapples with a months-long safety crisis.
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.