BA - Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Unsafe Manufacturing Of 787 Dreamliner Plane Maker Says It 'Did Not Present A Safety Concern' | Benzinga
A whistleblower has come forward with alarming allegations about the safety of Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner planes, claiming that the company ignored his warnings.
What Happened: Richard Cuevas, a mechanic at Strom, a contractor for Boeing’s manufacturing partner Spirit Aerosystems, has accused the company of unsafe manufacturing practices that could have “devastating consequences,” CNN reported on Wednesday.
He claims to have witnessed improperly drilled holes in the forward pressure bulkheads of 787 planes at Spirit’s Wichita, Kansas, facility in 2023.
Cuevas reported these issues to Boeing and Spirit in October, but according to the complaints, he was fired from the company a few months later.
He further claims that these issues could affect at least 10 to 12 planes in production or already delivered to Boeing. This is not the first time such issues ...