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New Boeing whistleblowers come forward ahead of CEO's Senate testimony
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Just ahead of Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun's testimony in front of a Senate committee, new whistleblowers are coming forward with allegations that the aerospace company may have used "nonconforming" parts on airplanes and sought to eliminate quality inspections.
A new whistleblower and current employee, identified in a Senate press release as Sam Mohawk, alleged that Boeing would improperly document, track and store parts that were damaged or "out of specification," and that some of those parts would still end up on airplanes.
Mohawk is one of multiple whistleblowers who have voiced concerns over the company's treatment of nonconforming parts. Former Boeing employee Merle Meyers said employees would use "bootleg forms" to track parts taken from the company's reclamation area - saying that the time and money required to manufacture a new part justified their use.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/aerospace/boeing/boeing-whistleblowers-come-forward-ceo-senate-testimony/281-b559a57b-b21d-4463-b2a1-e4a066d99d4b