Boeing Whistleblower Wants 787 Fleet Grounded

The issues raised by the engineer have been subject to rigorous examination under FAA oversight, according to Boeing.

Russ Niles

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 12:22 PM ET

Verified

Boeing 787 Dreamliner [Credit: iStock]

Key Takeaways:

A Boeing engineer and whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, alleges that the entire fleet of over 1,000 Boeing 787 Dreamliners is at risk of structural failure due to out-of-spec gaps and should be grounded.
Boeing strongly refutes these claims, stating that the 787's structural integrity is sound, previous manufacturing issues were thoroughly addressed with FAA oversight, and the aircraft are safe.
The FAA, which previously signed off on Boeing's fixes for these gaps over five years ago, is now investigating the whistleblower's new allegations.

See a mistake? Contact us.

A Boeing engineer and whistleblower is calling for the grounding of all the more than 1,000 Boeing 787s for an issue the company says has been addressed and signed off on by the FAA.

In an exclusive interview Tuesday night on NBC Nightly News, Sam Salehpour said he’ll tell a Senate committee on Wednesday he believes the aircraft are in danger of coming apart because of out-of-spec gaps where major assemblies are joined.