The Federal Aviation Administration says it's opened an investigation into Boeing regarding inspections of the 787 Dreamliner that "may not have been completed." The FAA said Monday Boeing "voluntarily informed us in April" that the plane maker may not have completed required inspections to confirm that there was adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets.
The agency also said Boeing is re-inspecting "all 787 airplanes still within the production system and must also create a plan to address the in-service fleet." Boeing told NPR it "promptly notified the FAA and this is not an immediate safety of flight issue".
Boeing provided an internal April 29 email written by Scott Stocker who heads the 787 program which was sent to Boeing's South Carolina employees where the Dreamliner is manufactured. Stocker wrote that an employee "saw something in our factory that he believed was not being done right, and spoke up about it."
"After receiving the report, we quickly reviewed the matter and learned that several people had been violating Company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed." Boeing says it's taking "swift and serious corrective action with multiple tea
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