One more glitch for the Dreamliner

Boeing acknowledged this week it has found one more glitch in some of its new 787 Dreamliners. Inspection of aircraft already assembled has identified at least three of the aircraft where structural stiffeners in the aircraft's aft sections have delaminated the fuselage skin. Those three aircraft, one for All Nippon Airways and two built for Qatar Airways, are being repaired. The three aircraft had not yet been delivered. The company said the repairs were relatively easy to accomplish and didn't pose a short-term safety risk. The stiffeners are horizontal to the ground in the rear section of the aircraft. The … Read more »