An Italian supplier at the centre of recent industrial snags on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000 non-compliant parts destined for Boeing Co over five years, a preliminary report from Italian prosecutors shows.
, which was the immediate customer for parts made by MPS and has said it too is a victim of the suspected failure to meet specifications, declined comment.
MPS was a sub-supplier until this year for two sections of 787 fuselage made by Leonardo, known as sections 44 and 46. The affected parts included a clip for the doorframe of the left-side cargo door of the 787, the document said. It did not provide details of any suspect parts made for the older 767.
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