FAA FINDS ERRORS IN ASSEMBLY OF 737S RENTON AUDIT FOCUSED ON TAIL SECTION WORK.(News) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: January 31, 1998| Author: West, Karen | COPYRIGHT 1998 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Federal Aviation Administration has found Boeing in violation of nearly a dozen production procedures - including installing improper fasteners - involving Boeing 737 tail wing sections.

The findings, disclosed in internal Boeing documents, could result in financial penalties. The production mistakes were discovered by a special FAA quality assurance team during inspections earlier this month at Boeing's Renton factory where the 737 is built.

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