Nutplate Problems On 737 Extend To Other Aircraft Types

Guy Norris December 01, 2008
Boeing acknowledges that the non-conforming ‘nutplate’ issue dogging the 737 is also impacting the 747, 767 and 777 production lines, some of which incorporated the faulty units as far back as September 2007. The issue is further delaying Boeing’s recovery from the 57-day long machinists’ strike...

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