Boeing backs off, 787 Dreamliner deliveries halted







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(Boursier.com) — Boeing fell back in pre-session on Wall Street, penalized by the announcement of the cessation of deliveries of Dreamliner due to a documentation problem linked to a component of the fuselage. Boeing said on Thursday it “discovered an analysis error from our supplier related to the 787’s forward pressure bulkhead,” resulting in a pause in deliveries. And this only a few months after their resumption in August.

The aircraft manufacturer discovered the problem in certification documents provided to the Federal Aviation Administration and notified the regulator. The component acts as a barrier between the pressurized interior cabin and the radome (or nose cone). It was provided by Spirit AeroSystems, which said it was too early to say it had made the “analysis error”.

Some analysts say this new setback on the 787 should not result in any design changes and the planes in service should continue to fly. “An unwanted throwback to the past, but let’s hope it will be brief,” comments JP Morgan, for example. “Our understanding is that the error is a ‘non-compliance’ with FAA documentation requirements and not a non-compliance ‘with a manufacturing specification,'” Cowen said.

Boeing expects no change in its production and delivery targets for 2023, although deliveries will be affected in the short term. The FAA said in a separate statement that deliveries will not resume until it is satisfied the issue has been resolved.


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