Boeing has halted deliveries of its 787 aircraft to carry out analysis of fuselage components, the US government's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.
"The FAA is working with Boeing to determine any actions that might be required for recently delivered airplanes," the agency said.
The Seattle-based manufacturer said it "discovered an analysis error by our supplier related to the 787 forward pressure bulkhead" and then "notified the FAA". It said there was no flight safety concern arising out of the matter.
In 2020 and 2021, the FAA had raised concerns about the 787, with a delivery hiatus implemented in 2021 until August 2022.
Spirit Aerosystems, the supplier, said on February 24 that it was "aware that Boeing has halted deliveries on the 787".
"We have provided all of the information that Boeing requested on the 787 over the last two years. Based on the information we currently have and our interactions with Boeing to date, we believe it is too early to assert there was an “analysis error” by Spirit. We will continue working with Boeing to better understand the specific issue and work cooperatively with them in order to resume 787 deliveries," the Wichita-based company said.