Boeing Reworking 50 New Planes After Misdrilled Holes Found in Fuselages

Published on February 5, 2024

Boeing will rework about 50 undelivered aircraft after engineering issues came to light with the new planes, the company said on Sunday amid heightened scrutiny following an accident last month. In a Jan. 4 message to employees, Boeing stated that CEO Stan Deal would spend “several days” at the Renton factory in Washington inspecting some undelivered planes for potential quality issues. A supplier recently notified Boeing of engineering issues in the fuselages of certain 737 aircraft. An employee at the supplier had alerted his manager that two holes in the planes might not have been drilled according to Boeing’s requirements. “While this potential condition is not an immediate flight safety issue and all 737s can continue operating safely, we currently believe we will have to perform rework on about 50 undelivered airplanes,” the message stated....

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