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Angleae

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3. The fuselage sections are all made in S Carolina

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 07:16 PM

Dec 2020

Then flown to Everett to be assembled into a plane. From the story it sounds like there is a problem with the skin on the fuselage sections, as such it is entirely a problem with the carolina plant.

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Boeing finds more 787 quality defects, broadens inspections [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 OP

Good to hear... better than finding the problems in the wreckage.... nt mitch96 Dec 2020 #1

The problem was not confined to one plant, so it sounds like a design issue. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #2

The fuselage sections are all made in S Carolina Angleae Dec 2020 #3

I must be reading the article wrong. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #4

Sounds like all the problems were from carolina but they're checking the others just in case. Angleae Dec 2020 #8

Just another Q&A issue Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #5

"We are working with suppliers to make sure inspections happen and that rework is done asiliveandbreathe Dec 2020 #6

Manufacturing defects, engineering defects.. RainCaster Dec 2020 #7