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Boeing grounds 8 Dreamliners due to manufacturing defect.
Boeing has discovered two "distinct manufacturing issues" for the 787 Dreamliner and has told carriers operating eight of the affected planes, including Singapore Airlines, United and Air Canada, to remove them so they can be serviced. The defects were found in the join of fuselage sections toward the rear of the aircraft, and the FAA has been alerted................. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Boeing fixation with getting planes into production after not fully checking structural design and airworthiness is going to cost it several BILLION dollars. A lot of heads should roll but so far only a few escape goats from the production floor where thrown out, and only one of the higher up hierarchy.
It seems someone was doing their job and caught a flaw before all hell broke loose. I'm no A&P guy but I remember C5's and 141's being grounded for wing spar cracks and Lockheed fixed the problems. It's not a quick and easy fix but at least it was caught.
This could be a big disaster for Boeing. It's lot easier to solve software problems on the 737 Max then solve inherent structural problems on the composite fuselages of the hundreds of 787's already delivered and on order. What would be the solution to such a problem? Saw off the aft fuselage? And replace it with what? This must be giving Boeing Exec's nightmares right now.
There’s a more detailed article on theaircurrent.com that describes this problem as a manufacturing issue, not an inherent structural design problem. Looks to be an expensive fix: a bad dream if the 8 grounded frames are the full extent of the problem, a nightmare if the problem is widespread in the 787 fleet.
Software can't fix that...
where were these 787's built and when were they built? that might help frame the article just a bit better