A Boeing whistleblower recently claimed that he was reprimanded for slowing production after discovering defects in aircraft parts.
A former quality inspector identified as Santiago Paredes, who previously worked for Spirit Aerosystems in Kansas, told the BBC that planes regularly left the factory with serious problems. report Wednesday.
Paredes previously claimed that nearly 200 defects were found in the parts and that the company had tried to slow production to address the problems.
He also claimed he was under pressure from leadership to be less meticulous.
“They were always making a fuss about how I found it and why I was looking at it,” the former Air Force engineer claimed.
They just wanted the product shipped. They did not focus on the consequences of shipping a defective aircraft. They were focused on meeting quotas, meeting schedules, meeting budgets… As long as the numbers were good, the condition of the aircraft didn’t really matter.
The allegations come as Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing grapple with scrutiny after a door on a 737 Max plane blew off during a flight in January.
“According to investigators, the door was originally installed by Spirit, but was later removed by Boeing engineers to fix a defective rivet,” the BBC report said.
Paredes Said CBS News He found problems “every day.”
Police said Barnett’s cause of death was “self-inflicted,” the paper said, adding that Barnett’s close friends predicted she would be killed and made her death look like a suicide.
Boeing CEO David Calhoun has been called to testify before a Senate subcommittee on jetliners after a whistleblower made further safety allegations against the company, Bright said. Bart News reported on April 10th.
The outlet also noted that Calhoun recently said he plans to retire at the end of 2024.
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