FAA launches investigation after Boeing engineers allege manufacturing defects on 777, 787 planes

News from this site on April 10. According to a report by CNN on April 9 local time, Sam Salehpour, an engineer at Boeing Company in the United States, accused the company of Operational problems during the manufacturing of Boeing's 777 and 787 Dreamliners caused various parts of the fuselage to be improperly connected, greatly shortening the service life of the aircraft and increasing the risk of the fuselage breaking during flight.

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Shelihpur’s attorney pointed out in a document submitted to the FAA that Boeing was repairing There was "gross negligence" when constructing the 787 passenger aircraft, and "shortcuts" were taken to speed up assembly and safety risks were ignored. Additionally, Boeing retaliated by “involuntarily” removing Salehpur from the program after he raised safety concerns. Salehpour raised the issue again while he was being transferred from the 777 program, but his lawyer said he was threatened with dismissal as a result.

Currently, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has begun an investigation into Saleh Pour’s accusations, and the U.S. Senate investigative panel will also hold a hearing on the 17th of this month.

Boeing claimed to have made modifications during the manufacturing process of the 787 Dreamliner, but did not admit that these modifications would have an impact on the safe service life of the aircraft. Currently, Boeing has not responded to the allegations regarding its 777 aircraft.

Note that after this news came out, Boeing’s stock price jumped more than 2.5%. So far, Boeing's stock price has risen by 31%, ranking last in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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