Boeing Reports Some 787 Inspections Not Completed

CNN is reporting that Boeing has advised that some inspections on the Boeing 787 were not completed although this is not an immediate safety issue.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation after a Boeing employee reported the issue to his superiors.

While the investigation occurs, Boeing employees will inspect the 787s it has not yet delivered to airline customers and develop a plan for the planes that are currently flying, the FAA said.

The FAA said Boeing “voluntarily informed us in April that it may not have completed required inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner aircraft.”

The Boeing executive overseeing the 787 program wrote in an internal memo – shared with CNN – that the issue was reported by an employee and is an instance of “misconduct.” He said it is not “an immediate safety of flight issue.”

The memo from Scott Stocker said the company determined that “several people had been violating Company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed.”

“We promptly informed our regulator about what we learned and are taking swift and serious corrective action with multiple teammates,” the memo said.

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