Boeing has completed a static test to validate the side-of-body modification made to the Boeing 787.
The test- dubbed 2C – saw the composite wings of ZY997, Boeing’s static test airframe, flexed to a deflection 18ft without suffering the delamination first seen in previous testing back in May, say programme sources.
The test re-created the conditions that caused the initial delamination in the 787 stringer caps that caused the 787 fleet to be grounded on 23 June.
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