FAA To Mandate Inspections Of 787 Nose Parts

Boeing 787 Charleston facility
Credit: Sean Broderick/AWST
The FAA plans to mandate Boeing-recommended inspections of forward pressure bulkheads (FPB) on some 980 787s to address production quality problems discovered several years ago. A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) set for publication March 14 details the proposed work, which is based on Boeing...
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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