The Federal Aviation Administration found “systemic” problems with design and production processes at seven Boeing Co. engineering and manufacturing facilities in the Northwest but concluded that passenger safety was not compromised.
The FAA conducted the audit from December to February after what it called a “series of high-visibility production breakdowns” at Boeing last fall. It found 107 problems, 87 of them in production and 20 in engineering.
“The findings show that these were not isolated events, that they were, in fact, systemic issues,” the FAA’s John Hickey said Monday.
However, Hickey said the FAA found no immediate safety issues related to the problems, and the agency took no punitive action.
Prior to the FAA announcement, Boeing posted a statement on its Web site in which it said it is taking steps to address the issues in the audit.
