Boeing quickly halts deliveries of 787 Dreamliner jets, says US aviation physique

The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that Boeing has not handed over a Dreamliner since Jan. 26 from the manufacturing line or from the handfuls saved awaiting supply due to a documentation concern.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 24, 2023 08:55 IST

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By Reuters: Boeing Co (BA.N) has quickly halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jets because the U.S. planemaker conducts further evaluation on a fuselage part, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned on Thursday.

Deliveries won’t resume till the FAA is happy that the problem has been addressed, the company mentioned.

“The FAA is working with Boeing to determine any actions that might be required for recently delivered airplanes,” the company mentioned.

Boeing mentioned in reviewing certification information it “discovered an analysis error by our supplier related to the 787 forward pressure bulkhead. We notified the FAA and have paused 787 deliveries while we complete the required analysis and documentation.”

Boeing mentioned it found the error throughout the previous week.

“There is no immediate safety or flight concern for the in-service fleet,” the corporate mentioned. “While near-term deliveries will be impacted, at this time we do not anticipate a change to our production and delivery outlook for the year.”

The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that Boeing has not handed over a Dreamliner since Jan. 26 from the manufacturing line or from the handfuls saved awaiting supply due to a documentation concern.

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Boeing shares fell 2.6% in prolonged buying and selling following the disclosure after closing up round 1%.

In August, the FAA authorised the primary 787 for supply since May 2021 after it authorised the planemaker’s inspection and modification plan. Boeing delivered 31 787s in 2022 and mentioned final month it expects to ship between 70 and 80 787s this 12 months.

Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West mentioned final month on an earnings name “it’s going to take us a little bit longer” to get to producing 5 787s per thirty days later this 12 months. “But we still see 70 to 80 in the cards,” West mentioned.

Boeing had halted deliveries in 2021 after the FAA raised considerations about its proposed inspection technique. In September 2020, the FAA mentioned it was investigating manufacturing flaws in some 787 jetliners.

The present concern is unrelated to a earlier high quality downside involving gaps across the ahead stress bulkhead, which was found by the FAA in 2021 and contributed to a supply stoppage that lasted till August 2022.

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Feb 24, 2023