- Sam Mohawk, a Boeing employee of 13 years, claimed on "60 Minutes" that some factory workers took flawed airplane parts from storage and installed them on airplanes in order to keep production moving. Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers have dealt with staggering supply-chain issues since the pandemic.
A Boeing quality investigator is doubling down on claims he made earlier this year about the airline manufacturer’s use of faulty parts, which could make aircraft less safe or lead to malfunctions. Sam Mohawk, a Boeing employee of 13 years, alleged employees have resorted to secretly installing defective parts onto aircraft because of supply shortages, leaving shoddy units unaccounted for in factory storage, and potentially on airplanes laden with passengers and cargo. Boeing, for its part, denies the allegations.
