Some 787 Production Test Records Were Falsified, Boeing Says

Credit: Sean Broderick/AWST
Boeing must inspect undelivered and in-production 787s to ensure some steps in the aircraft’s assembly were done correctly after learning that required tests to validate the work were recorded as complete but never conducted. A Boeing employee in the company’s South Carolina 787 final assembly...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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