Boeing is facing new issues with about 50 of their undelivered 737 Max airplanes and will need to be reworked.
An employee at Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s supplier, noticed the holes might not have been drilled exactly to Boeing’s requirements.
Joe Buccino, spokesman for Spirit AeroSystems said, “A member of our team identified an issue that does not conform to engineering standards… Once notified, we began immediate actions to identify and implement appropriate repair solutions. We are in close communication with Boeing on this matter.”
Scrutiny is coming after an Alaska Airline flight had a door plug blow out of the side of the plane causing an emergency landing at Portland International Airport last month.
Stan Deal, executive vice president and CEO of Boeing stated, “While this potential condition is not an immediate flight safety issue and all 737s can continue operating safely, we currently believe we will have to perform rework on about 50 undelivered airplanes.” Deal also thanked the employee who noticed this issue.
By - FZ
