A Boeing engineer testified before a Senate Investigations Subcommittee that the company’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft could “fall off” as a result of quality issues in the manufacturing process. In a hearing with a Boeing engineer who claims that sections of the skin on 787 Dreamliner jets are not adequately fastened and could eventually break off, a Senate investigations subcommittee examines the allegations of key safety failures at Boeing. The whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, sent documents to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the quality and safety of Boeing’s manufacturing, ” the Associated Press wrote. “They are putting out defective airplanes, ” Salephour told the subcommittee. “Are these planes healthy? ” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO ) asked. WATCH: Wow. The whistleblower basically tells @HawleyMO that he does n’t believe their planes are secure. AND he has been telling Boeing about this for years, but all they have done is threaten him, sideline him, and transfer him. pic. twitter. com/iB7ZVCcgQn — Abigail Jackson ( @abigailmarone ) April 17, 2024 From the Associated Press: Salehpour was testifying about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, hundreds of which are in use by airlines, mostly on international routes. He made his remarks while a different Senate committee heard about Boeing’s safety culture. The two hearings were a testament to the significant pressure placed on Boeing since a door-plug panel blew off a 737 Max jetliner in January during an Alaska Airlines flight. The business is being investigated in numerous ways, and the FBI has informed passengers on the plane that they might be victims of a crime. Regulators restricted Boeing’s rate of aircraft production, and even minor incidents involving its planes attract news coverage. According to Salehpour, Boeing workers allegedly pressed extreme pressure to join the Dreamliner’s fuselage pieces. The more force could compromise the carbon-composite material used for the plane’s frame, he said. According to the engineer, he concluded that Boeing is making manufacturing blunders that could drastically affect the plane’s safety and the life cycle after studying the company’s personal data. ” Salehpour said that when he raised concern about the matter, his boss asked whether he was “in or out ” – part of the team, or not. Will you simply shut up, please? ’ … that ’s how i interpreted it, ” he said. WATCH:” I want to make clear that I have raised these issues over 3 years. I was ignored. I was told not to create delays. I was told, simply, to shut up. ” WATCH: Boeing Whistleblower Sam Salehpour testifies Wednesday in front of Congress. pic. twitter. com/BSnkD6Itfq — MSNBC ( @MSNBC ) April 17, 2024 “Sam Salehpour, who is still employed by the company, said he even faced physical threats after raising concerns, ” POLITICO noted. “ I was ignored, I was told not to create delays, I was told, honestly, to shut up, ” Salehpour said. Whistleblower is set to testify to Congress on the enormous risks in the development and grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, according to a report released today. ’https ://t. co/4cPzutz2Px — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto ) April 17, 2024 POLITICO reports: Boeing declined to comment on Salehpour’s remarks, but it has repeatedly expressed that its regulatory protocols encourage all employees to speak up when issues arise, saying that “retaliation is strictly prohibited at Boeing. Boeing has been subject to severe scrutiny for its manufacturing practices since a door panel blowout over Oregon in January caused the aircraft to explode. Salehpour worked on two distinct planes, the Boeing 787 and 777, but senators called the hearing on company-wide safety culture. Previous Boeing engineer Ed Pierson, who is now the Foundation for Aviation Safety’s professional director, added that there are actual records of who installed the door plug, and that Boeing has engaged in a “criminal cover-up. Jennifer Homendy, the head of the separate National Transportation Safety Board that is looking into the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, claimed last month that Boeing had refused to release information about who had installed the door panel in particular, and that she had reiterated next week that she was still waiting. Homendy claimed next month that Boeing’s CEO, David Calhoun, had no records of the work being done. Pierson claimed that an inner whistleblower had given those documents to him and that he had then given them to the FBI. Watch the testimony above: [[{“value”:”
An engineer from Boeing testified in front of a Senate investigation subcommittee about the 787 Dreamliner’s potential to “fall apart” because of quality issues during the manufacturing process.
“A Senate investigation subcommittee examined the allegations of major failures in safety at Boeing during a hearing that featured an engineer from the plane manufacturer who claimed that sections of skin on 787 Dreamliner aircraft are not properly secured and could break apart. The whistleblower Sam Salehpour sent documents to the Federal Aviation Administration which is investigating the safety and quality of Boeing’s production,” according to the Associated Press.
Salephour told members of the subcommittee that “they are releasing defective airplanes”.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, asked: “Are these airplanes safe?”
WATCH:
Wow. Boeing whistleblower tells @HawleyMO that he does not think their planes are secure.
He’s been telling Boeing about this for years, but all they have done is sideline, transfer, and threaten him. pic.twitter.com/iB7ZVCcgQn
Abigail Jackson April 17, 2024
The Associated Press:
Salehpour testified about Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Hundreds of these aircraft are in use, mostly by airlines on international routes. He spoke as another Senate committee was holding a separate hearing about the safety culture at Boeing.
The two hearings were a clear sign of the pressure that has been put on Boeing after a door-plug panel blew away from a 737 Max jetliner in January during an Alaska Airlines flight. The FBI informed passengers that they could be the victims of a crime. Boeing’s production rate was limited by regulators, and even minor incidents with its planes are reported.
Salehpour claimed that workers at a Boeing plant used excessive force to jam sections of fuselage onto the Dreamliner. He said that the extra force could compromise carbon-composite materials used in the plane’s frame.
The engineer claimed to have studied Boeing’s data and concluded that “the company is taking manufacturing short cuts on the 787 Program, which could significantly reduce the aircraft’s safety and life cycle.”
Salehpour claimed that when he expressed concern over the matter, his manager asked whether he were “in or out”, i.e., if he was a part of the team or not. “Are you going just to shut up?”… that’s what i took it to mean,” he said.
WATCH:
“I would like to make it clear that I raised these issues for over three years. I was ignored. I was told to not create delays. “I was told to shut up, frankly.”
Watch Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour testify before Congress on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/BSnkD6Itfq
MSNBC (@MSNBC), April 17, 2024
POLITICO reported that “Sam Salehpour who is still working for the company said he received physical threats after raising his concerns.”
Salehpour claimed that he was told to “shut up” and to ignore him.
BREAKING NEWS: A whistleblower is set to give a BOMBSHELL TESTAMENT to Congress on the massive dangers associated with the development and grounding Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
‘The Plane Will Fall Apart at the Joints.’https://t.co/4cPzutz2Px
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) April 17, 2024
POLITICO Reports:
Boeing declined to comment on Salehpour’s remarks but has stated repeatedly that its regulatory protocol encourages all employees to speak out when issues arise and that “retaliation at Boeing is strictly prohibited.”
Boeing’s manufacturing practices have been scrutinized since a door panel blew away from a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft over Oregon in January. Salehpour was involved in the production of two different aircraft, the Boeing 787, and the Boeing 777. However, senators held a hearing to discuss the company’s safety culture.
Ed Pierson, former Boeing engineer and executive director of the Foundation for Aviation Safety said that federal safety investigators were unable to get records from Boeing about who installed the door plug. He accused Boeing of a “criminal concealment.”
Jennifer Homendy is the head of the independent National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the Alaska Airlines incident involving the door plug. She said last month that Boeing refused her to provide records about the person who installed the door panel. Last week, she reiterated that she still waited. Homendy told legislators last month that Boeing CEO David Calhoun had told her the company “has not records of work being performed.”
Pierson, however, said that an internal whistleblower had provided him with these documents and he in turn had given them to FBI.
Watch the video below:
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