Things Just Got Worse For Boeing

[Elderberry]

Daily Caller by Wallace White 8/9/2024

Boeing was using under-qualified workers to build their rockets for space flight, causing quality control issues, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) report released Thursday found.

NASA audited the Boeing Space Launch System (SLS) project, which has been in development since 2014 and is scheduled to make a flight to the moon in 2028, in order to find out what has caused delays and increased costs, according to the report. The NASA Office of Inspector General alleged Boeing had a lack of “trained and experienced aerospace workers” working on the SLS, with NASA calling it a major factor in delaying construction.

Efforts by Boeing to provide in-house training have been inadequate, and “significant quality control deficiencies” persisted at the Michoud Assembly Facility, according to the report.

“For example, during our visit to Michoud in April 2023, we observed a liquid oxygen fuel tank dome—a critical component of the SLS Core Stage 3—segregated and pending disposition on whether and how it can safely be used going forward due to welds that did not meet NASA specifications,” the report said. “According to NASA officials, the welding issues arose due to Boeing’s inexperienced technicians and inadequate work order planning and supervision. The lack of a trained and qualified workforce increases the risk that Boeing will continue to manufacture parts and components that do not adhere to NASA requirements and industry standards.”

More: https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/09/things-just-got-worse-boeing/

[MeganC]

DEI rears its ugly head again. 

[Hoodat]

The lack of a trained and qualified workforce increases the risk that Boeing will continue to manufacture parts and components that do not adhere to NASA requirements and industry standards.”

Not to mention the standards of public aviation.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Could be symptomatic of the location of Boing manufacturing and HQ.

DEI thrives there and it gets the attention that should be directed at quality control and hiring the most capable

[Smokin Joe]

It's hard to hire trained people when they are few and far between.
Good welders are a valued resource, especially in places like the oil patch.
Poor welders don't last long.

The swing from emphasis on trade skills (shop class, anyone?) to 'college bound' curricula has left a dearth of people who can work with their hands and actually build the stuff on the screen.