Nutplate Nightmare

Boeing is admitting that issues on the 737 production line with non-conforming “nutplates,” small anchoring devices for wire and cable bundles, are more widespread than first believed. Nutplates lacking the correct anti-corrosion treatment like those on the affected 737s also have been installed on...

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