FAA orders Boeing 787 inspections, cites fuel leak risk

[UPDATED] US FAA has issued an airworthiness directive ordering Boeing 787 operators to inspect the aircraft for “improperly assembled” engine fuel feed manifold couplings. There are currently 38 787s in service. In a notice published this week in the US government’s federal register, FAA said it...

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