From local newspaper The Everett Herald:
Boeing finds debris in wing fuel tanks of several 737 Maxs
In the latest of a string of quality control issues, Boeing discovered debris that mechanics left inside the wing fuel tanks of several undelivered 737 Maxs during the aircraft assembly process.
Boeing has ordered inspections of all the undelivered Maxs, about 400 of which are stored at various locations.
Regarding the additional 385 Maxs that were delivered to customers but have been grounded for almost a year and are parked at airfields around the world, company spokesman Bernard Choi said Boeing is recommending inspections for those airplanes that have been in storage for more than a year. “It’s still undecided if we will inspect the rest” of the delivered Max fleet, he added. “Obviously, we’ll do what’s right for safety.”
Not good. This stems from a defective corporate culture. The workers need to take pride in their work. A good corporate culture has to come from the top and percolate down through the corporation. It is not something that can be mandated by middle-management. Boeing needs to get their mojo back again.
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