"Reports are coming out that an Alenia Aeronautica employee using
incorrect fasteners caused damage to the fuselage of Boeing's already
long-delayed 787 Dreamliner at the Global Aeronautica facility in
North Charleston............
.............According to sources, incorrect fasteners were improperly
installed in the wrong holes causing damage to the composite structure
during the join process in Charleston. When installed, each fastener
"splintered out the hole" causing significant enough damage to
postpone delivery of the center fuselage."
http://thedigitel.com/top-stories/boeing-fuselage-damaged-worker7089
I understand that fellow workers became suspicious when the worker was
observed using a spokeshave from his personal toolbox trying to tidy
up the the carbon-fiber threads which had broken out of the composite
structure plastic resin. When challenged he protested that he'd been
working with composites for years and knew exactly what he was doing.
"Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter said Alenia had hired some mechanics
locally. Neither she nor an Alenia spokesman knew whether the mechanic
who did the damage was experienced or a relatively new hire."
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