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Boeing suspended flight tests of its new aircraft model 777X wide-body, after identifying a fault in a part that fixes the engine to the body of the aircraft, the latest in a long series of problems for the punished giant American aerospace company.
“During scheduled maintenance, we identified a component that did not function” as it should, the company said in a statement. declaration.
“Our team is replacing the part and gathering any lessons on the component y will resume flight testing when ready,” the note added, confirming an earlier report by the website specialized The Air Current.
Boeing has suffered in recent years from concerns about the security y questions to quality control of its devices, with a near-catastrophic incident on a Boeing 737 MAX of the company Alaska Airlines in January, when a blank door broke off the fuselage in mid-flight.
The new CEO of Boeing, Robert Kelly Ortberg, The 64-year-old took over earlier this month with a promise to restore confidence in the embattled manufacturer and announced he would relocate to Seattle to be close to the firm’s commercial aircraft manufacturing programs.
Boeing’s 777X widebody program, unveiled in November 2013, is the latest addition to its popular 777 family.
The new twin-aisle aircraft is intended to be the largest twin-engine aircraft in operation in the world.
More than 100 have already been commissioned. 500 777X aircraft, but they have not yet entered service. The part that caused the suspension of flight tests is custom-made for the 777-9 model and connects the engine to the structure of the aircraft, according to the aeronautical company.
The others 777-9 spacecraft used for preliminary testing are currently being inspected, the company added.
The aircraft was originally scheduled to enter service in 2020, but due to problems during the certification process it has been delayed until 2025.
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2024-08-27 07:05:29