While the shim and the fuselage skin issue on their own were of no safety risk, the combination of the two could have resulted in the fuselage not being able to withstand loads during a flight.Īnother problem was found in September 2020.
Shims, which are used to fill gaps when two fuselage panels are joined in assembly, were found to be improperly manufactured as well. The inner fuselage skin smoothness was not the only problem the Dreamliner suffered throughout 2020. Also, based on what we know today, we still expect to deliver the vast majority of the 787 aircraft inventory by the end of the year,” commented Calhoun.īoeing delivered only three 787s, one of its cash-cows, in Q4 2020. “However, it will be back-end loaded with no delivery this month and most likely very few, if any, in February. In an earnings call to review Boeing’s 2020 results, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Calhoun indicated that the company was looking to restart deliveries in Q1 2021. The manufacturer has not delivered a single 787 since October 2020. The issue was first documented in August 2020. While Boeing fixed production problems that resulted in the skin of the fuselage being not as smooth as required, aircraft with the flaw were continued to be produced. The sum could vary depending on the number of aircraft and the state of inspected 787s, the source added.Ĭurrently, Boeing is looking to determine the scope of inspections on the aircraft and if the 787 can be operated without causing a potential safety issue. The fixes, which could affect at least 88 stored aircraft that were manufactured throughout the year, are expected to set back the company hundreds of millions, potentially billions, of extra costs, reported Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter. The planemaker is beginning to mend various issues found in the 787 Dreamliner. Now, as the manufacturer begins to amend issues found on the wide-body, the costs of doing so could potentially amount well into the billions. Various production issues have bugged the Boeing 787 Dreamliner throughout the past year, resulting in the company suspending deliveries of new aircraft to customers.
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