Boeing finds new defect in Dreamliner 787

WASHINGTON. Boeing Co and US regulators said yesterday that some titanium 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured over the past three years, the latest in a series of problems to plague the wide-body aircraft.

The quality issue does not affect the immediate safety of flights, the company and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

Boeing said the parts were provided Leonardo SpA, which bought the items from Italy-based Manufacturing Processes Specification (MPS). MPS is no longer a supplier to Leonardo, Boeing said. Shares in Italy’s Leonardo extended losses and were recently down 5.5 per cent. Boeing shares were down 1.3 per cent.

Leonardo declined to comment. MPS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reuters)