Boeing Defends Assembly of Dreamliner 787 Aircraft Ahead of Senate Hearing
Boeing has recently come under fire again as engineer, Sam Salehpour came forward with claims that excessive force was applied to fit panels together on the 787 assembly line, raising the risk of fatigue or microscopic cracking in the material that could cause it to break apart.
On Monday, April 16th, a two-hour presentation was held with reporters and two Boeing engineering managers who detailed the company’s stress and safety tests for the 787, which include testing the plane for 165,000 cycles, each meant to provide an equivalent of a flight, with varying conditions. In addition, the fuselage skin was struck by a 300-pound pendulum, the engineers said.