A former Boeing quality-control manager has come forward with allegations of concerning practices at the company's 787 Dreamliner factory in Everett, Washington. The manager, a 30-year veteran of Boeing, claims that workers at the factory routinely took parts deemed unsuitable for flight from an internal scrap yard and reintroduced them into the assembly lines.
The manager described an elaborate off-the-books practice that Boeing managers allegedly used to meet production deadlines. This included taking damaged and improper parts from various company locations such as the scrapyard, storehouses, and loading docks.
