Boeing uncovers another defect on 787 Dreamliner: Report

The company did not name the supplier, nor did it identify the part, although a report said the defect involved certain titanium parts that are weaker than they should be

Boeing said on Thursday a supplier told the planemaker that certain 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured, the latest in a series of problems to plague the wide-body aircraft.

The company did not name the supplier, nor did it identify the part, although the Wall Street Journal earlier reported that the defect involved certain titanium parts that are weaker than they should be.

“While our investigation is ongoing, we have determined that this does not present an immediate safety of flight concern for the active in-service fleet,” a company spokeswoman said in an emailed statement.

Undelivered aircraft would be reworked