Boeing's dreamliner seems to be a flying turkey

Stefan Mileschin · 24th November 2021, 14:00

Not the sort of dreams anyone would want

Boeing's manufacturing woes appear to be getting worse after engineers investigating a litany of manufacturing defects on the 787 Dreamliner found even more problems than they expected.

The Seattle Times found an Federal Aviation Administration internal memo which indicated that problems with the plane are getting longer. The FAA memo, which was circulated internally Monday points to new concerns about a previously unreported defect caused by contamination of the carbon fiber composite material during fabrication of the large structures that make up the 787's wing, fuselage and tail.

The memo details small out-of-tolerance gaps that have been discovered throughout the airplane structure: at the joins of the large fuselage sections, at a forward pressure bulkhead and in the structure surrounding the passenger and cargo doors. The FAA memo, which lists safety conditions affecting airplanes currently in service worldwide, states that these tiny gap defects are thought to be present in more than 1,000 Dreamliners.

The memo didn't seem particularly concerned but it suggests that the airframes are aging prematurely.

https://fudzilla.com/news/automotive...-flying-turkey

24th November 2021, 14:00	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Boeing's dreamliner seems to be a flying turkey Not the sort of dreams anyone would want Boeing's manufacturing woes appear to be getting worse after engineers investigating a litany of manufacturing defects on the 787 Dreamliner found even more problems than they expected. The Seattle Times found an Federal Aviation Administration internal memo which indicated that problems with the plane are getting longer. The FAA memo, which was circulated internally Monday points to new concerns about a previously unreported defect caused by contamination of the carbon fiber composite material during fabrication of the large structures that make up the 787's wing, fuselage and tail. The memo details small out-of-tolerance gaps that have been discovered throughout the airplane structure: at the joins of the large fuselage sections, at a forward pressure bulkhead and in the structure surrounding the passenger and cargo doors. The FAA memo, which lists safety conditions affecting airplanes currently in service worldwide, states that these tiny gap defects are thought to be present in more than 1,000 Dreamliners. The memo didn't seem particularly concerned but it suggests that the airframes are aging prematurely. https://fudzilla.com/news/automotive...-flying-turkey

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