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Boeing Co. BA -0.25% said Friday that a manufacturing problem had caused hairline cracks in the wings on some of its 787 Dreamliner jets, requiring inspections on 42 aircraft and delaying the delivery of some to airlines.
Wing-maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. 7011.TO +0.16% informed Boeing that a change in its manufacturing process may cause the cracks in the wings it produces for yet-to-be-delivered jets, according to a spokesman for the U.S. aerospace giant. Subsequent inspections revealed cracks on some jets, the spokesman said.
The defect is a major headache for Boeing, which is working to consistently produce 10 Dreamliners a month this year, though it still plans to deliver around 110 of the jets in 2014 and said its revenue guidance for the year remained unchanged.
The inspections and repairs at Boeing plants in Washington state, South Carolina and Mitsubishi facilities in Japan illustrate how manufacturing problems can be spread quickly through the supply chain while it builds Dreamliners at a record rate.
http://online.wsj.com/news/article_...4579425543538877488-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwNzEwNDcyWj
Wing-maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. 7011.TO +0.16% informed Boeing that a change in its manufacturing process may cause the cracks in the wings it produces for yet-to-be-delivered jets, according to a spokesman for the U.S. aerospace giant. Subsequent inspections revealed cracks on some jets, the spokesman said.
The defect is a major headache for Boeing, which is working to consistently produce 10 Dreamliners a month this year, though it still plans to deliver around 110 of the jets in 2014 and said its revenue guidance for the year remained unchanged.
The inspections and repairs at Boeing plants in Washington state, South Carolina and Mitsubishi facilities in Japan illustrate how manufacturing problems can be spread quickly through the supply chain while it builds Dreamliners at a record rate.
http://online.wsj.com/news/article_...4579425543538877488-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwNzEwNDcyWj
