The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the plane-maker said some employees had committed “misconduct” by claiming some tests had been completed.
The FAA said it is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes “and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records.”
Asked for comment, Boeing provided an April 29 email from Scott Stocker, who leads the company’s 787 program, to employees in South Carolina where that model is assembled.
He also said: “Our engineering team has assessed that this misconduct did not create an immediate safety of flight issue.”
Meanwhile, the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into a Jan. 5 mid-air emergency of a Boeing 737 Max 9.
The National Transportation Safety Board has said four key bolts appeared to be missing from the plane that had been delivered by Boeing months earlier. Boeing has said it believes required documents detailing the removal of the bolts were never created.
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