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In a long response, Boeing strongly disputed the claims and said it was “fully confident” in the 787. Boeing has been engulfed in a slew of negative stories since a door panel blew out on a ...
The FAA said it is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes "and ...
Boeing is facing newly revealed whistleblower claims that its 787 Dreamliner planes have structural failings that could eventually cause them to break apart, adding to the unprecedented crisis ...
Boeing 737: Improper adhesive bonding of fuselage lap joints 1 Corrosion and fatigue: 18 ft of roof separated from fuselage 1988-12-21 Pan Am Flight 103: Lockerbie, United Kingdom Boeing 747: Terrorist bombing 259 + 11 on ground Terrorist bomb in the forward luggage hold 1989-02-24 United Airlines Flight 811: Hawaii, United States Boeing 747
[54] [55] [56] On January 18, Boeing announced that it was halting 787 deliveries until the battery problem was resolved. [57] On February 4, 2013, the FAA permitted Boeing to conduct test flights of 787 aircraft to gather additional data. [58]
The Federal Aviation Administration will require inspections of hundreds of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a LATAM Airlines plane in March took a sudden midair plunge that injured at least 50 people.
On March 28, 2010, the 787 completed the ultimate wing load test, which requires that the wings of a fully assembled aircraft be loaded to 150% of the design limit load and held for 3 seconds. The wings were flexed approximately 25 ft (7.6 m) upward during the test. [110] Unlike past aircraft, the wings were not tested to failure.
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -Boeing Co said on Monday that operators of its 787 Dreamliner jetliners have experienced paint peeling issues on wing and horizontal stabilizer surfaces due to ...