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submitted 6 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

Fuselages made by Boeing's largest supplier regularly left the factory with serious defects, according to a former quality inspector at the firm.

Santiago Paredes who worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas, told the BBC he often found up to 200 defects on parts being readied for shipping to Boeing.

He was nicknamed "showstopper" for slowing down production when he tried to tackle his concerns, he claimed.

Mr Paredes made the allegations against Spirit in an exclusive interview with the BBC and the American network CBS, in which he described what he said he experienced while working at the firm between 2010 and 2022.

He was accustomed to finding "anywhere from 50 to 100, 200" defects on fuselages - the main body of the plane - that were due to be shipped to Boeing, he said.

"I was finding a lot of missing fasteners, a lot of bent parts, sometimes even missing parts."

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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 84 points 6 months ago

Someone should probably hire this guy a personal protective agent. Just saying.

[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago

Stay away from windows and elevator shafts too

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Explaining the new rules (and retraining the clients,) is all part of the PPA’s job.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

And everyone else should take out a life insurance policy on them.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Wait… we can take out life insurance policies on random people?!

#BirthOfASerialKiller….

[-] aniki@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Even the name is disgusting

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Good luck not getting caught.

Insurance companies really do not like paying out.

[-] aniki@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Get caught doing what? Murder? Dead peasant policies are totally legal.

[-] ooterness@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Get life insurance. Hire hitman. Pay hitman with the life insurance money.

🎵 It's the circle of life... 🎵

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

yes, but you start having enough workplace accidents to pay things off... they're gonna ask questions.

[-] aniki@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Like this? https://workdaymagazine.org/court-slams-walmarts-use-of-dead-peasant-insurance

  1. Good thing we don't have Walmarts anymore! Oh, wait...........
[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Like how if all your whistleblowers start dropping dead?

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Kickstarter?

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 57 points 6 months ago

RIP new whistle-blower 5/9-5/9 he will be missed

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 50 points 6 months ago
[-] yggstyle@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Our condolences to his family.

[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

There seem to be some similarities between Boeing whistleblowers and the Final Destination movies right now. This guy should go live in a padded cell.

[-] chaotic_disorganizer@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

The light fixture is faulty, causing a spark which sets the padding on fire.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

If I was a Boeing whistleblower I would be live streaming my life, mentioning every hour that I feel fine and not suicidal, and hiring someone for minimum wage to just hangout with me every night with the only job to call 911 if something happens

[-] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Man, then they'd have a minimum-wage worker to pin it on.

"Boeing whistle-blower found dead in apparent murder-suicide" keeps the Final Destination death list fresh.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Damn it. Stop finding ways to kill me!

[-] Ithi@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Would probably draw pretty good views too. Could probably live off it for a while or at least until they come...

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Maybe I can get someone who works for the hurrstory channel to announce teasers. Will he be alive next week?

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I think the safest place for him would be ... right next to Tony Todd.

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