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Usa: B-787 aircraft paint problems

Constructor asks FAA for approval of an urgent maintenance plan

The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced in the past few hours that it has submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a request for approval of an urgent plan to solve stripping problems encountered on B-787 Dreamliner airliners. Problems reported in particular on the surfaces of the wings and stabilizers on the occasion of exposure to ultraviolet radiation."The paint flaking problem...

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Washington, United States, 11/15/2022 11:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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