The US Federal Aviation Administration announced, on Monday, that there is a manufacturing defect in Boeing's (Dreamliner 787), and that the company will work to fix it before the planes are delivered.
The administration added, according to CNBC Arabia, that the defect is close to the front of certain Dreamliner 787 planes, as it was discovered in planes in storage. Undelivered aircraft.
And confirmed that although the defect does not pose an immediate threat to aviation safety, Boeing has pledged to repair these planes before resuming deliveries, adding that the administration will review the data. To determine whether similar modifications should be made to the 787s in actual use.
Boeing halted 787 deliveries in late May after the Federal Aviation Administration raised concerns about the proposed screening method, and said it was waiting for additional data before determining what to do. So all the solution proposed by the company is in line with safety regulations.
One Boeing plane was forced to make an emergency landing at night in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, after pilots reported an engine problem.
