Poorly drilled holes were detected in the fuselages and could delay the delivery of 50 aircraft.
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He American aircraft manufacturer Boeing said that it became aware of new problems in the fuselage of its 737 model that, although It is ruled out that it poses a danger in flightwill require “readjustments” in dozens of planes still undelivered.
In a letter to Boeing staff seen on Monday, the general director of the division of Boeing commercial aircraftStan Deal said Spirit AeroSystems, one of the company’s major suppliers, detected poorly drilled holes in the fuselages. Spirit AeroSystems, based in Wichita, Kansas, manufactures many of the fuselages for Boeing Max aircraft.
The new problem on the Boeing 737
“This past Thursday, a supplier notified us of standards failures in some 737 fuselages“he noted on Sunday the CEO of Boeing Commercial AirplanesStan Deal, in a statement to employees that was released to reporters.
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According to Deal, an employee of the supplier “pointed out to his boss that two holes might not have been drilled exactly as required” of the company.
“Although this potential condition is not an immediate flight safety issue and all 737s can continue to operate safely“We currently think that we will have to carry out repair work on about 50 undelivered aircraft,” a problem that may delay some deliveries of this model.
Boeing’s complicated year
Boeing struggled over the past year with difficulties on his star plane, the 737 MAX, culminating in a major security incident on an Alaska Airlines flight in early January that sparked a wide-ranging investigation by the regulatory body, the Federal Aviation Administration.
In his letter, Deal says employees offered suggestions on more than 1,000 improvements, after receiving training after one of these models lost part of the fuselage in mid-flight on January 5.
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