Accident Sends Boeing 737 Fuselages Plunging into River

Bethany Whitfield

Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at 07:12 PM ET

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A train carrying several Boeing aircraft components, including six 737 fuselages, derailed in Montana while en route to Washington for final assembly.
The accident resulted in two 737 fuselages being dumped into the Clark Fork River and partially submerged, with others damaged on the embankment or beside the tracks.
Boeing personnel are currently working to extract the fuselages and assess the damage to determine the impact on production timelines.

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Several Boeing fuselages were thrown into the Clark Fork River in Montana when a train carrying a Boeing shipment from Wichita to Seattle derailed on Thursday.

The components — which included six complete 737 fuselages, as well as parts for a 777 and 747 — were en route to Boeing’s Washington state headquarters for final assembly after being manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings in Kansas.