The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday that it had opened an investigation into Boeing. The investigation has two themes: First, there is suspicion that Boeing may have observed inspections of the 787 Dreamliner that “may not have yet been completed.”

Second, the FAA is investigating “whether Boeing completed inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records.” That means Boeing may have falsified inspection certificates.

Boeing needs to inspect more 787 planes

The FAA said Boeing “voluntarily informed us in April” that the planemaker may not have performed necessary inspections to confirm where the wings of certain 787 airplanes connect to the carbon fiber fuselage, whether there is sufficient connection and ground connection.

The agency also said Boeing “must re-inspect all 787 aircraft still in production and also develop a remediation plan for the in-service fleet.”

Boeing criticized after accidents and accidents

The aviation company Boeing has been heavily criticized for months. After a door plug on a 737 Max 9 came loose during flight in January, leaving a hole in the fuselage. Hopefully there were no deaths or injuries. After that incident, the FAA accused Boeing of “multiple instances” of quality control deficiencies in 737 Max production.

In addition, the accidents of two 737 Max aircraft, in which a total of 346 people died in 2018 and 2019, have not yet been definitively clarified. Both accidents were attributed to faulty flight software.