Boeing streamlines 737 Max aft pressure bulkhead inspections

After analysis, Boeing determines it can safely drop x-ray inspections of 737 Max 8 aft pressure bulkheads

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November 10, 2023
Boeing streamlines 737 Max aft pressure bulkhead inspections
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Boeing has significantly stabilized its 737 Max assembly operations at its Renton, Washington factory, after the company was able to safely reduce the amount of time and attention paid to each aft pressure bulkhead inspection after months of significant disruptions to its single-aisle deliveries.

Related: Spirit AeroSystems settles back into Boeing’s orbit

The U.S. plane maker for the last three months has grappled with finding and fixing holes misdrilled during the assembly of aft pressure bulkheads by Spirit AeroSystems on its signature single-aisle aircraft. The issues, first reported by The Air Current in August, prompted a sharp drop in deliveries as Boeing and Spirit worked to understand how they would address the malformed holes on the key aircraft structure.

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Jon Ostrower
Jon Ostrower is Editor-in-chief of The Air Current, where he leads coverage of the global aerospace and aviation industries. Prior to launching TAC in June 2018, Mr. Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network’s global coverage of the business and operations of aviation. Mr. Ostrower joined CNN in 2016 following four and a half years at the Wall Street Journal. Based first in Chicago and then in Washington, D.C., he covered Boeing, aviation safety, and the business of global aerospace. Before that, Mr. Ostrower was editor of FlightBlogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. He is also an instructor at the University of Southern California in the Viterbi School of Engineering's Aviation Safety and Security program. Mr. Ostrower, a Boston native, graduated from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor’s degree in Political Communication. He is based in Seattle.
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