787 Fuselage-Join Anomalies Lead to Workarounds
Credit: LIZ MATZELLE
Boeing says issues caused by a stringer trim machine at the Alenia 787 fuselage barrel production site in Grottaglie in Italy are forcing it to reinforce early units with patches and to add extra plies to future production barrels. The manufacturer does not yet have a schedule for the re-start of...
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