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that is sam salehpour, _ is the safety accountability?ng engineer and whistle—blower, testifying to senators on capitol hill today, talking about demands for growing productivity of boeing staff, but without guiding adequate resources for them to do so. let's bring back in michelle fleury, our north america business correspondence. michelle, this spotlight, renewed spotlight on boeing at the beginning ofjanuary when that incident with the alaska airlines flight happened, of course, the 737 max incidents dating back to two fatal plane crash is five years ago. the bad headlinesjust keep on coming for boeing here. how damaging is this new line of them?— is this new line of them? look, i mean, i is this new line of them? look, i mean. lthink— is this new line of them? look, i mean, i think this _ is this new line of them? look, i mean, i think this is _ is this new line of them? look, i mean, i think this is incredibly . mean, i think this is incredibly damaging. the top senator on this panel at the start of the hearing said this was about br
that is sam salehpour, _ is the safety accountability?ng engineer and whistle—blower, testifying to senators on capitol hill today, talking about demands for growing productivity of boeing staff, but without guiding adequate resources for them to do so. let's bring back in michelle fleury, our north america business correspondence. michelle, this spotlight, renewed spotlight on boeing at the beginning ofjanuary when that incident with the alaska airlines flight happened, of course, the 737...
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engineer turned whistle—blower sam salehpour claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks duringy of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats, and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like, by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover—up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off and a preliminary investigation revealed the door was missing four bolts. the ntsb chair reiterated to congress last week that boeing has said there are no records documenting the removal of the alaska airlines door. i'm not going to sugar—coat this. this is a criminal cover—up. records do, in fact, exist. i know this because i've personally passed them to the fbi. boeing, which is one of the world's two major producers of commercial planes, insists its jets are safe. as for its culture, in a st
engineer turned whistle—blower sam salehpour claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks duringy of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats, and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like, by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson,...
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. >> reporter: quality engineer-turned-whistleblower sam salehpour warned of safety concerns about the 787 dreamliner on capitol hill. >> are these plans safe? >> the airplanes are not being built per spec. >> the company's response to you was to threats -- threaten you? >> threaten you, sideline you. >> reporter: he testified at one of two overlapping senate hearings focused on safety and quality control problems at boeing. >> this focus on money over safety is a bad investment. >> reporter: sam salehpour claims boeing is not following its own production guidelines when connecting key pieces of the 787 fuselage. he fears it could lead it a -- lead to a structural failure years down the line. >> we have faulty engineering that they're trying to shove on our throats. >> reporter: the faa is investigating those claims, but boeing says they are inaccurate, pointing to stress testing like this, saying extensive and rigorous testing of the fuselage and heavy maintenance checks of 700 in-service planes to date have found zero evidence of air frame fatigue. we are fully confident in the safet
. >> reporter: quality engineer-turned-whistleblower sam salehpour warned of safety concerns about the 787 dreamliner on capitol hill. >> are these plans safe? >> the airplanes are not being built per spec. >> the company's response to you was to threats -- threaten you? >> threaten you, sideline you. >> reporter: he testified at one of two overlapping senate hearings focused on safety and quality control problems at boeing. >> this focus on money over...
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sam salehpour is calling for the grounding of all 787 dreamliners after discovering they have problemsen key sections. boing companies. it is necessary to eliminate the irregular gaps found in several places between sections, fuselages, and airliners. yes, experts are already doing this, but until all the shortcomings are eliminated, catastrophic consequences may occur. the plane may simply fall apart in the air. i have repeatedly provided a report to my managers and boeing management, because in fact, they produce faulty airplanes. of the 29 aircraft tested, i found. according to the hydrometeorological center in the morning in vitebsk, the height of the white blanket reached 5 cm. due to bad weather , six cases of trees falling on cars were recorded in the city, and the number of accidents increased. it fell in the vitev region snow and this significantly complicated the road situation. as of morning , 12 road accidents with material damage were recorded in the city of vitebsk. and on a typical spring day, about eight such accidents are usually recorded. fortunately, there were peopl
sam salehpour is calling for the grounding of all 787 dreamliners after discovering they have problemsen key sections. boing companies. it is necessary to eliminate the irregular gaps found in several places between sections, fuselages, and airliners. yes, experts are already doing this, but until all the shortcomings are eliminated, catastrophic consequences may occur. the plane may simply fall apart in the air. i have repeatedly provided a report to my managers and boeing management, because...
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boeing engineer sam salehpour, a company veteran of 17 years, told a senate hearing that he was harassednd threatened after he raised concerns about the safety of the firm's planes. and former engineer ed pierson accused the aircraft giant of a cover—up, after a door panel blew out of a 737 max nine jet shortly after take—off. michelle fleury was watching the hearings. this was damaging testimony for the plane maker. boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks during the assembly of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off. and a preliminary investigation revealed the door was miss
boeing engineer sam salehpour, a company veteran of 17 years, told a senate hearing that he was harassednd threatened after he raised concerns about the safety of the firm's planes. and former engineer ed pierson accused the aircraft giant of a cover—up, after a door panel blew out of a 737 max nine jet shortly after take—off. michelle fleury was watching the hearings. this was damaging testimony for the plane maker. boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing...
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boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecksthe assembly of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off. and a preliminary investigation revealed the door was missing four bolts. the ntsb chair reiterated to congress last week that boeing has said there are no records documenting the removal of the alaska airlines door. i'm not going to sugar—coat this. this is a criminal cover up. records do, in fact, exist. i know this because i've personally passed them to the fbi. boeing, which is one of the world's two major producers of commercial planes, insists its jets are safe. as for its cultu
boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecksthe assembly of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed...
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. >> reporter: engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeing's 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. >> would you put your family on a 787 right now? >> right now i would not. >> reporter: today telling senators, he warned boeing the 787's fuselage could break apart. >> i raised concerns internally. i was sidelined. i was told to shut up. >> reporter: but boeing is pushing back hard insisting it does not tolerate retaliation, and after more than 4.2 million flights, 13 years of service, and extensive stress testing, it has zero evidence of airframe fatigue. today the ceo of united airlines with 70 dreamliners said he's not concerned. >> i am totally confident the 787 is a safe airplane. >> reporter: in the hearing room, relatives of the 346 people who died in 2 max 8 crashes overseas demanding change at boeing. >> there was no accountability. not a single person from boeing went to jail. >> reporter: also today, a panel of outside experts commissioned by the senate reporting back on boeing's culture. >> they hear safety is our number one priority, but what they see is that that's on
. >> reporter: engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeing's 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. >> would you put your family on a 787 right now? >> right now i would not. >> reporter: today telling senators, he warned boeing the 787's fuselage could break apart. >> i raised concerns internally. i was sidelined. i was told to shut up. >> reporter: but boeing is pushing back hard insisting it does not tolerate retaliation, and after more than 4.2...
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. >> reporter: boeing quality engineer turned whistle-blower sam salehpour on capitol hill, warned ofety concerns about the 787 dreamliner. >> are these planes safe? >> the airlines are not being built per spec. >> and the company's response to you was to threaten you? >> threaten you, sideline you. >> reporter: he testified at one of two overlapping senate hearings focused on safety and quality control problems at boeing. >> this focus on money money over safety is a bad investment. >> reporter: salehpour claims bowing is not following its own production guidelines when connecting key pieces of the 787 fuselage. he fears it could lead to a structural failure down the line. >> we have faulty engineering that they're trying to shove down our throats. >> reporter: the faa is investigating those claims, but boeing says they are inaccurate, pointing to stress testing like this, saying extensive and rigorous maintenance checks of nearly 700 airplanes in service today have found no evidence of air frame fatigue. we are fully confident of the 787 dreamliner. whistle-blower max pearson said h
. >> reporter: boeing quality engineer turned whistle-blower sam salehpour on capitol hill, warned ofety concerns about the 787 dreamliner. >> are these planes safe? >> the airlines are not being built per spec. >> and the company's response to you was to threaten you? >> threaten you, sideline you. >> reporter: he testified at one of two overlapping senate hearings focused on safety and quality control problems at boeing. >> this focus on money money...
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this is what sam salehpour said to this senate committee just now i found gaps exceeding that that were not properly address 98.7% of the time. i want to repeat that, 98.7% of the time, the gaps that they were supposed to be shimmed, they will not shim the issue here. >> boeing's says is that some of the tolerances on these pieces of the fuselage on board the 73787, excuse me are so so tight we're talking five one thousands of an edge. that is the width of essentially these two sheets of paper or the width of a human hair. boeing's as in some cases, that that's not all that necessary and may have been too extreme in some cases. so it's allowed itself a little bit of leeway on board these clients, boeing insisted in this press briefing that i was on on monday, that its 787 is not at risk of falling apart and flight and it has no evidence of fatigue failure on board. its plans to very strong airplane made of carbon fiber, stronger than the aluminum structure that has been used in older airplanes. this is the statement from boeing though on the record it says were fully confident in the 78
this is what sam salehpour said to this senate committee just now i found gaps exceeding that that were not properly address 98.7% of the time. i want to repeat that, 98.7% of the time, the gaps that they were supposed to be shimmed, they will not shim the issue here. >> boeing's says is that some of the tolerances on these pieces of the fuselage on board the 73787, excuse me are so so tight we're talking five one thousands of an edge. that is the width of essentially these two sheets of...
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. >> reporter: engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeing's 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. >> would you put your family on a 787 right now? >> right now i would not. >> reporter: today telling senators he warned boeing the fuselage could break apart. >> i raised concerns internally. i was sidelined. i was told to shut up. >> reporter: but boeing is pushing back hard insisting it does not tolerate retaliation, and after more than 4.2 million flights, 13 years of service and extensive stress testing, it has zero evidence of airframe fatigue. today the ceo of united airlines with 70 dreamliners said he's not concerned. >> i am totally confident the 787 is a safe airplane. >> reporter: in the hearing room, relatives of the 346 people who died in two max 8 crashes overseas demanding change at boeing. >> there was no accountability. not a single person from boeing went to jail. >> reporter: also today, a panel of outside experts commissioned by the senate reporting back on boeing's culture. >> they hear safety is our number one priority, but what they see is that that's only tru
. >> reporter: engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeing's 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. >> would you put your family on a 787 right now? >> right now i would not. >> reporter: today telling senators he warned boeing the fuselage could break apart. >> i raised concerns internally. i was sidelined. i was told to shut up. >> reporter: but boeing is pushing back hard insisting it does not tolerate retaliation, and after more than 4.2 million...
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. >> reporter: 15-year boeing veteran sam salehpour will tell congress wednesday that the gaps betweenuselage are too big. and even though they're fastened together, the stress could create fatigue failure in the fuselage after thousands of flights. what would happen if you had a fatigue failure in a 787 at altitude? >> the plane will fall apart at the joints where we're talking about. once you fall apart, you're going to descend all the way to the ground. >> reporter: you think the plane could literally break apart in air? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but boeing tells nbc news we are fully confident in the 787 dreamliner because of the work done to insure the quality of the aircraft. the claims about the structural integrity of the 787 are inaccurate. these issues do not present any safety concerns. in 2020, boeing worked with the faa to tighten paper-thin gaps, pausing plane deliveries for two years, stress-testing the plane to 165,000 takeoffs and landlings, more than three times a typical 787's life span. boeing says it found zero evidence of fatigue. >> even if these traps would fo
. >> reporter: 15-year boeing veteran sam salehpour will tell congress wednesday that the gaps betweenuselage are too big. and even though they're fastened together, the stress could create fatigue failure in the fuselage after thousands of flights. what would happen if you had a fatigue failure in a 787 at altitude? >> the plane will fall apart at the joints where we're talking about. once you fall apart, you're going to descend all the way to the ground. >> reporter: you...
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whistleblower sam salehpour says he observed boeing taking shortcuts that affected the structural integrityof its dreamliner planes. he also says he faced retaliation after making his concerns known. he's supposed to testify next week in front of a senate subcommittee. and last month another boeing whistleblower who raised concerns about the production standards was found dead in his truck in south carolina from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. in a statement, boeing called salehpour's claims inaccurate and do not represent the comprehensive work boeing has done to ensure the quality and long-term safety of the aircraft. >>> president biden is not holding back his criticism of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling his handling of the hamas war a mistake in an interview with univision. >> i think it's outrageous that those three vehicles were hit by drones. what i'm calling for is for the israelis to call for a cease-fire, allow for the next six, eight weeks total access to all food and medicine going into the country. >> well, his comments come as vice president kamala
whistleblower sam salehpour says he observed boeing taking shortcuts that affected the structural integrityof its dreamliner planes. he also says he faced retaliation after making his concerns known. he's supposed to testify next week in front of a senate subcommittee. and last month another boeing whistleblower who raised concerns about the production standards was found dead in his truck in south carolina from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. in a statement, boeing called salehpour's...
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. >> reporter: sam salehpour, an engineer worked with boeing for seven years, alleging dream liners witht risk of breaking apart in midair after extensive use because, he says, the fuselage is not secured properly. >> i have raised these issues for three years. >> reporter: he was eventually moved from the program to the 777, where he says he saw more issues. >> i literally saw people jumping on the pieces of the airplane to get them to align. >> reporter: but during the hearing, the whistleblower provided no evidence to support his claims. boeing halted 787 deliveries for nearly two years to address these issues. the company standing behind its fleet saying a 787 can safely operate for at least 30 years before needing expanded maintenance routines. ebs tensive and rigorous testing of the fuselage and heavy checks of 700 in-service airplanes to date have found zero evidence of airplane fatigue. and they are fully confident in the 777, which has safely flown more than 3.9 billion passengers around the world. >> boeing has been pushing back hard against these claims saying these aircraft,
. >> reporter: sam salehpour, an engineer worked with boeing for seven years, alleging dream liners witht risk of breaking apart in midair after extensive use because, he says, the fuselage is not secured properly. >> i have raised these issues for three years. >> reporter: he was eventually moved from the program to the 777, where he says he saw more issues. >> i literally saw people jumping on the pieces of the airplane to get them to align. >> reporter: but...
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boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off.
boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off.
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. >> reporter: boeing quality engineer turned whistle-blower sam salehpour on capitol hill, warned of safety concerns about the 787 dreamliner. >> are these planes safe? >> airplanes are not being built per respect. >> and the company's response to you was to threaten you? >> threaten you, sideline you. >> reporter: he testified at one of two overlapping senate hearings focused on safety and quality control problems at boeing. >> this focus on money over safety is a bad investment. >> reporter: salehpour claims boeing is not following its own production guidelines when connecting key pieces of the 787 fuselage. he fears it could lead to a structural failure years down the line. >> they have faulty engineering that, you know, they are trying to shove on our throats. >> reporter: the faa is investigating those claims, but boeing says they are inaccurate, pointing to stress testing like this, saying extensive and rigorous testing of the fuselage and heavy maintenance checks of nearly 700 in-service airplanes to date have found zero evidence of airframe fatigue. we are fully confident in
. >> reporter: boeing quality engineer turned whistle-blower sam salehpour on capitol hill, warned of safety concerns about the 787 dreamliner. >> are these planes safe? >> airplanes are not being built per respect. >> and the company's response to you was to threaten you? >> threaten you, sideline you. >> reporter: he testified at one of two overlapping senate hearings focused on safety and quality control problems at boeing. >> this focus on money...
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boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecksnow, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out
boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecksnow, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out
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boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecksce. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off.
boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecksce. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off.
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. >> 15-year boeing engineer sam salehpour says the gaps between the big pieces of the fuselage are too the fuselage pieces are fastened together, the stress could lead to fatigue failure and disaster, after thousands of flights. >> when the plane can break apart in altitude and drop to the ground, i think that's a safety issue. >> you really think that's what's at stake here? >> that's exactly what's at stake here. fatigue failure has no mercy on anybody. >> but boeing is pushing back hard telling nbc news we are fully confident in the 787 dreamliner, because of the comprehensive work done to ensure the quality and long-term safety of the aircraft. these claims about structural integrity of the 787 are inaccurate. since 2020, boeing has been under faa supervision as a tightens paper-thin gaps between the fuselage components, stress testing the plane through 165,000 takeoffs and landings, more than three times a typical 787's life span. of the 1,100 planes in service, 689 have already gone through various inspections. so far zero evidence of fatigue. >> this whistle-blower's concerns, w
. >> 15-year boeing engineer sam salehpour says the gaps between the big pieces of the fuselage are too the fuselage pieces are fastened together, the stress could lead to fatigue failure and disaster, after thousands of flights. >> when the plane can break apart in altitude and drop to the ground, i think that's a safety issue. >> you really think that's what's at stake here? >> that's exactly what's at stake here. fatigue failure has no mercy on anybody. >> but...
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my name is sam salehpour and i'm a quality engineer at boeing. i have over 40 years of -- i have over 40 years of experience as an engineer. i'm not here today because i want to be here. i'm here today because i felt that i must come forward because i do not want to see another 787 -- i do not want to see 787 or 777 crash. i have serious concerns about the safety of the 787 and 777 aircraft and i'm willing to take on professional risk to talk about them. first, a little bit about me, i came to the united states in 1973 and got a mechanical engineering degree from university of missouri where senator hawley is from. after that, i work for companies that were involved in space shuttle. i had a friend who worked on the space shuttle, he was always complaining about the quality of the o rings we had in the space shuttle rocket boosters. he was scared they might fail. he raised his concerns and he was heard and he wasn't heard and seven brave astronauts, including the teacher in space, died when the "challenger" o rings ultimately failed. just as he p
my name is sam salehpour and i'm a quality engineer at boeing. i have over 40 years of -- i have over 40 years of experience as an engineer. i'm not here today because i want to be here. i'm here today because i felt that i must come forward because i do not want to see another 787 -- i do not want to see 787 or 777 crash. i have serious concerns about the safety of the 787 and 777 aircraft and i'm willing to take on professional risk to talk about them. first, a little bit about me, i came to...
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the whistleblower's name is sam salehpour. he was a quality engineer on the 787 line. he's are those big sections of the seven, fuselage being put together? he says the gaps in the fuselage are too big, which could lead to fatigue failure over time, boeing insists in the 16 years, the 787 has been flying for airlines. there has been evidence of that. there are about 110787 is flying right now. none loss to a crash salehpour was on nbc ahead of this hearing and he takes us accusation one step further here is the section of that interview in which he says the 787 is at risk of falling out of this guy should boeing ground the seven at seven right now to check the gap sizes, i would say they need to the entire world wide, the entire philippe were wild as far as i'm concerned right now, needs and attention the federal aviation administration says it's investigating right now, boeing held a press briefing on monday addressing these safety and quality concerns. >> boeing executives would not comment though, directly on salad pores allegations. here is what boeing says in a st
the whistleblower's name is sam salehpour. he was a quality engineer on the 787 line. he's are those big sections of the seven, fuselage being put together? he says the gaps in the fuselage are too big, which could lead to fatigue failure over time, boeing insists in the 16 years, the 787 has been flying for airlines. there has been evidence of that. there are about 110787 is flying right now. none loss to a crash salehpour was on nbc ahead of this hearing and he takes us accusation one step...
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sam salehpour serve as a quality engineer at the seventh an aide seven factory in south carolina. large sections of the fuselage are put together with gaps that are too big, creating stress and where which over time could cause catastrophic failure, then you are operating at 35,000 feet details are that the size of a human hair can be a matter of life and death. they are putting out defective airplanes, boeing insists there is no evidence of fatigue failure in the 16 years, the 787 has been flying. >> there are about 1,100 operating worldwide and none have been lost to a crash a briefing for reporters monday, bone detailed that it tested the 787 to 275 years of flights. boeing is standing by the designs and quote, claims about the structural integrity of the seven, are inaccurate and do not represent the comprehensive work boeing has done to ensure the quality and long-term safety safety of the aircraft. if senator richard blumenthal called this hearing, what we see here is simply management that has been failing. manufacturing. that has defects and a broken safety culture lawmake
sam salehpour serve as a quality engineer at the seventh an aide seven factory in south carolina. large sections of the fuselage are put together with gaps that are too big, creating stress and where which over time could cause catastrophic failure, then you are operating at 35,000 feet details are that the size of a human hair can be a matter of life and death. they are putting out defective airplanes, boeing insists there is no evidence of fatigue failure in the 16 years, the 787 has been...
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his name is sam salehpour any alleges that boeing has really been cutting corners and its assembly of two of their planes, the 7807 dreamliner and the triple seven. and the claim is that they've been doing this for years. he says that crews have been forcing together misaligned parts of the fuselage, the main body of the plane basically jamming the pieces together and he claims that the process to fill all of those tiny gaps in-between pieces of the plane really hasn't been done properly, which could put a lot of added stress on those various parts. and it could dramatically reduce what should be a decades long lifespan for each of these aircraft. i want to read really a die warning in the complaint. it says these defects could ultimately cause a premature fatigue failure without any warning, thus creating unsafe conditions for the aircraft with potentially catastrophic accidents and passenger fatalities. now, boeing, for their part, is vehemently denying these claims, saying that they are inaccurate and they do not represent the work that boeing has done to ensure safety and that as
his name is sam salehpour any alleges that boeing has really been cutting corners and its assembly of two of their planes, the 7807 dreamliner and the triple seven. and the claim is that they've been doing this for years. he says that crews have been forcing together misaligned parts of the fuselage, the main body of the plane basically jamming the pieces together and he claims that the process to fill all of those tiny gaps in-between pieces of the plane really hasn't been done properly, which...
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this is one of the main witnesses against boeing, its quality control engineer, sam salehpour.ld me, i would have killed him. technical check, our planes are completely safe, perhaps precisely because there is no longer a single boeing in his fleet. dozens of people come to their senses after a terrible flight from australia to new zealand. here is the latest incident that almost leads to a crash, the 787, that is, the dream airliner, gains altitude, passengers unfasten and suddenly fly with their heads to the ceiling. under the nose there was some kind of lever on the pilot’s seat and pressed him to the helm, but the passengers claim that everything was not so, what it was, the pilot later openly admitted to us that he had lost control of the plane, that the sensors simply turned off, at that time , when they were still in america. popular drive-in theaters in hollywood they made the film "the best boeing commercial". check out the modest name "booing" boing. in it , the main character has affairs with three flight attendants at once, seeing one off on a flight, he immediately
this is one of the main witnesses against boeing, its quality control engineer, sam salehpour.ld me, i would have killed him. technical check, our planes are completely safe, perhaps precisely because there is no longer a single boeing in his fleet. dozens of people come to their senses after a terrible flight from australia to new zealand. here is the latest incident that almost leads to a crash, the 787, that is, the dream airliner, gains altitude, passengers unfasten and suddenly fly with...
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salehpour. he was a quality engineer on the 787 line he saw the big sections of the seven, eight it's seven fuselage being joined together and he says the gaps in those pieces are simply too big, which creates stress and where which could lead to fatigue, failure over time. now boeing, boeing, and since there was no evidence of that and they 16 years at the 787 has been flying. there are about 1,100 flying worldwide i'd none launched to a crash salehpour was on nbc ahead of this hearing and he takes this accusation one step further. here is the section of that interview in which he says the 787 is at risk of falling out of the sky the plane will fall apart at the joints where the we talking about once you fall apart, you're going to descend all the way to the ground i don't really the asian administration says it's investigating this allegation. >> boeing held a press briefing on monday, but executives would not comment directly on salah pores allegations. here though, is the statement from boei
salehpour. he was a quality engineer on the 787 line he saw the big sections of the seven, eight it's seven fuselage being joined together and he says the gaps in those pieces are simply too big, which creates stress and where which could lead to fatigue, failure over time. now boeing, boeing, and since there was no evidence of that and they 16 years at the 787 has been flying. there are about 1,100 flying worldwide i'd none launched to a crash salehpour was on nbc ahead of this hearing and he...
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and the newest from this whistleblower named sam salehpour. he is a quality engineer on the 787 line. he saw the big sections of the 7 fuselage being joined together, buheays the gapsnd those pieces are too big, ich creates stressnd where which could lead to fatigue failure over time. now, boeing insists there is no evidence of that, d the 16 years of 787 has been flying. there are about 1,100 flying worldwide none lost to a crash. but here's a clip or sell a poor said, the 787 is being put together dangerously ramadan obscene. the airplanes are not being built per spec and per requirement as the plane gets older, you know, all of these things that you know, you took you said it's not a safety issue. it becomes a safety issue federal aviation administration says it's taking it seriously and investigating this allegation, boeing held a press briefing for reporters on monday, but executives would not comment directly on salehpour is allegations here is the statement though from boeing. >> it says, quote, we are fully confident and the 787 dreams
and the newest from this whistleblower named sam salehpour. he is a quality engineer on the 787 line. he saw the big sections of the 7 fuselage being joined together, buheays the gapsnd those pieces are too big, ich creates stressnd where which could lead to fatigue failure over time. now, boeing insists there is no evidence of that, d the 16 years of 787 has been flying. there are about 1,100 flying worldwide none lost to a crash. but here's a clip or sell a poor said, the 787 is being put...
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. >> sam salehpour served as a quality engineer at the 787 factory in south carolina. he alleges that large sections of the fuselage are put together with gaps that are too big. creative thanks, stress and where which over time could cause catastrophic failure, then you are operating at 35,000 feet details are that the size of a human hair can be a matter of life and death. they are putting out defective airplanes. >> boeing insists there is no evidence of fatigue failure in the sixth teen years, the 787 has been flying. there are about 1,100 operating worldwide and none have been lost to a crash. in a briefing for reporters monday, boeing detailed than it tested the 787 to 275 years of flights boeing is standing by the design saying, quote, claims about the structural integrity the of the 787 are inaccurate and do not represent the comprehensive work boeing has done to ensure the quality and long-term safety of the aircraft. if senator richard blumenthal called this hearing, what we see here is simply management that has been failing manufacturing that has defects and
. >> sam salehpour served as a quality engineer at the 787 factory in south carolina. he alleges that large sections of the fuselage are put together with gaps that are too big. creative thanks, stress and where which over time could cause catastrophic failure, then you are operating at 35,000 feet details are that the size of a human hair can be a matter of life and death. they are putting out defective airplanes. >> boeing insists there is no evidence of fatigue failure in the...
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sam salehpour filed a whistle—blower complaint injanuary, saying the company cut corners.disputes his claims and insists its jets are safe. the heaviest rainfall to hit the gulf region in seven decades has continued to cause disruption at dubai airport. the airport, which is the second busiest in the world, said it was facing very challenging conditions and advised passengers not to turn up. the three russian missiles that slammed into the centre of the ukrainian city of chernihiv this morning killed at least 17 people. and injured sixty others. it would not have happened had ukraine received sufficient air defence equipment. but seemingly there is a difference, at least in the eyes of some house republicans, between the russian attacks on ukrainian cities and the iranian attacks on israel. in spite of the obvious alliance between moscow and tehran. these republicans would readily send aid to israel. but, on the urging of donald trump they attach an endless string of conditions to the aid that has been earmarked for ukraine. this afternoon embattled house speaker released
sam salehpour filed a whistle—blower complaint injanuary, saying the company cut corners.disputes his claims and insists its jets are safe. the heaviest rainfall to hit the gulf region in seven decades has continued to cause disruption at dubai airport. the airport, which is the second busiest in the world, said it was facing very challenging conditions and advised passengers not to turn up. the three russian missiles that slammed into the centre of the ukrainian city of chernihiv this...
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. >> long-time boeing engineer sam salehpour testifying that 787s are at risk of falling apart from extensiveause he says there are gaps in the fuselage. >> i found gaps exceeding the specifications that were not properly addressed 98.7% of the time. >> after raising concerns, salehpour says he was moved to the 777 program, though he claims he saw employees jumping on the pieces of the airplane to force them to align. >> i called it the tarzan effect. i raised concerns internally. i was sidelined. i was told to shut up. i received physical threats. >> salehpour did not present evidence of his claims, but boeing telling abc news overnight that retaliation is strictly prohibited at boeing and that, "we have painstakingly inspected and reworked airplanes and improved production quality. we are fully confident in the safety and durability of the 787 dreamliner." on the 777, boeing calls it the most successful wide-body airplane family in aviation history. >> boeing has been pushing back hard against these claims, saying these aircrafts are safe. do you believe them? >> the aircraft as a whole may
. >> long-time boeing engineer sam salehpour testifying that 787s are at risk of falling apart from extensiveause he says there are gaps in the fuselage. >> i found gaps exceeding the specifications that were not properly addressed 98.7% of the time. >> after raising concerns, salehpour says he was moved to the 777 program, though he claims he saw employees jumping on the pieces of the airplane to force them to align. >> i called it the tarzan effect. i raised concerns...