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

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Key Takeaways:

A Boeing engineer and whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, is calling for the grounding of all 787 Dreamliners due to alleged "out-of-spec gaps" in major assemblies that could lead to premature failure.
Salehpour plans to testify before a Senate committee, stating his belief that the aircraft are in danger of coming apart and the entire fleet needs attention to these gaps.
Boeing has strongly refuted these claims, asserting full confidence in the 787 and stating that the issues were rigorously examined and addressed under FAA oversight years ago.
Despite Boeing's confidence in previous fixes, the FAA is currently investigating the new allegations made by the whistleblower.

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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.