Appeal #10.
Honorable Speaker Mike Johnson
You legislate in the hallowed halls of Congress, with your entire elected body of Republicans and Democrats who have pledged to safeguard every citizen from harm.
The issue of defective manufacturing of Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner fleets has raised safety and airworthiness questions from the start.
– Whistleblowers have courageously shared this in Congressional testimony at hearings.
– Multiple documentaries have provided insights and interviews.
The whistleblowers and documentaries highlight shortfalls:
- Parts not meeting specifications
- Components being forced to fit because the alignment was off
- Risk of contamination from poor manufacturing processes.
The Risk
The unpredictable risk is that the airplanes could malfunction now or in years to come. The failures are unpredictable because there is no pattern to track: a bad part, forced fit, or debris. Which plane has which combination of issues that become catastrophic and when, is not known. All the planes are affected in some way. This is the expert witness testimony.
Why would Boeing pay over a billion dollars in fines?
Boeing has shielded itself from criminal prosecution. It must know that its claim of airtight safety procedures is not defensible. Boeing has protected its executives, shareholders, and Board of Directors and left the flying public in the eye of the risk hurricane.
Who will protect the flying families?
We should see these aircraft as ticking time bombs. 50,000 Americans are in these, brutal reality, kill-boxes on any given day. If you don’t take action, the deficit of trust will grow. More families will die in avoidable air crashes, experts say. The public that does not have access to private planes is at risk. Who is speaking up to shield them?
Worthy of you.
This is a task worthy of you. It requires courage and resolve to do what’s right over what’s profitable. Doing the impossible because it is right is the charge only strong leaders dare to take up. You have pledged to do just this.
Appeal
Shut down these ticking time-bombs now!
Scrap these unpredictable ticking time bombs before they explode in the skies with families aboard.
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References
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References that support assertions of risk highlighted by credible whistleblowers:
1. Whistleblowers Spilled the Beans in Congressional Hearings
Reference 1: The New York Times (April 9, 2024)
- Details: Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour testified before a Senate subcommittee in April 2024, alleging that Boeing took shortcuts in the assembly of the 787 Dreamliner, compromising structural integrity by improperly fastening fuselage sections. He also claimed retaliation from Boeing, including threats and exclusion from meetings, after raising these concerns. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating these claims. The article also references earlier whistleblower concerns from 2019 at Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina plant, where workers reported being pressured to ignore defects to meet production quotas.
- Link: FAA Investigates Claims by Boeing Whistle-Blower About Flaws in 787 Dreamliner nytimes.com
Reference 2: The Washington Post (April 17, 2024)
- Details: Sam Salehpour testified at dual Senate hearings in April 2024, describing retaliation from supervisors after flagging safety issues with the 787 and 777 jets. He recounted a supervisor threatening him, saying, “I would have killed someone who said what you said.” The hearings highlighted bipartisan frustration with Boeing’s safety culture, with additional whistleblowers and former employees testifying about barriers to reporting safety concerns.
- Link: Boeing Engineer Set to Testify on 787 Dreamliner Quality Lapses washingtonpost.com
Reference 3: NBC News (April 16, 2024)
- Details: Sam Salehpour, a Boeing engineer, warned Congress that assembly flaws in the 787 Dreamliner could lead to midflight failures due to improper fastening of fuselage parts. He testified that Boeing ignored his concerns and retaliated by transferring him to another role. The article also mentions prior whistleblower John Barnett, who raised concerns about the 787’s production standards before his death in 2024.
- Link: Boeing Whistleblower Says Company Should Stop Production of 787 Dreamliner Due to Safety Issue nbcnews.com
Reference 4: NDTV (June 14, 2025)
- Details: Ed Pierson, a former Boeing manager and whistleblower, testified before Congress in 2019 about safety concerns with the 737 Max, describing “chaotic and dangerous manufacturing” practices, including pressure to rush production and overlook defects. His testimony resurfaced after the 2025 Air India 787 crash, highlighting ongoing concerns about Boeing’s safety culture.
- Link: Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Ex-Boeing Manager’s Alarming Claims ndtv.com
Additional Context from X:
- A post by @MorePerfectUS on April 17, 2024, quotes Ed Pierson calling Boeing’s actions a “criminal cover-up” during Senate testimony, alleging the company skipped thousands of quality control inspections, allowing defective planes to leave factories.
- Note: X posts are not conclusive evidence but reflect sentiment and corroborate the Congressional testimony referenced in credible sources.
2. Documentaries Exposed the Mess: Shoddy Parts, Misaligned Components Forced to Fit, and Contamination Risks from Sloppy Manufacturing
Reference 1: Netflix Documentary – Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)
- Details: This documentary investigates Boeing’s safety culture, particularly after the 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. It features whistleblower John Barnett, who worked at Boeing’s South Carolina plant, alleging that workers were pressured to install substandard parts and overlook defects to meet production deadlines. The film highlights issues like metal shavings left near critical wiring (a contamination risk) and defective oxygen systems, which could fail in emergencies. While focused on the 737 Max, it also touches on broader manufacturing issues affecting the 787 Dreamliner, including poor quality control at the Charleston plant.
- Link: Downfall: The Case Against Boeing – Netflix
- Supporting Source: NDTV (June 13, 2025) confirms Barnett’s role in the documentary and his claims about metal shavings and defective parts. ndtv.com
Reference 2: BBC (May 8, 2024)
- Details: The article references whistleblower Santiago Paredes, a former quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems (a key Boeing supplier), who claimed he found defects in parts shipped for the 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner, including misaligned components. Paredes alleged pressure to overlook defects to meet production quotas, with some faulty fuselages shipped despite issues. This supports claims of misaligned components being forced to fit and contamination risks from poor manufacturing processes. While not directly tied to a documentary, these claims align with issues exposed in Downfall and other media investigations.
- Link: Boeing Whistleblower Says Plane Parts Had Serious Defects bbc.com
Reference 3: CNN (April 9, 2024)
- Details: Sam Salehpour’s 2024 allegations, detailed in a CNN report, describe workers physically jumping on 787 Dreamliner fuselage sections to force misaligned parts into place, a practice that could lead to long-term structural failure. He also noted drilling debris left in over 1,000 planes, posing contamination risks. These claims were part of broader media coverage, including documentaries and investigative reports, that exposed Boeing’s manufacturing shortcuts. The article quotes Salehpour saying, “That’s not how you build an airplane,” emphasizing the improper assembly methods.
- Link: A Whistleblower Claims That Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Is Flawed. The FAA Is Investigating indiatoday.in
Reference 4: BBC (June 29, 2025)
- Details: This article references whistleblower Cynthia Kitchens, who in 2011 complained to regulators about substandard parts being installed on 787 Dreamliners, including defective wiring bundles with metallic shavings (a contamination risk). These claims, echoed by John Barnett, were featured in media investigations and align with documentary exposés like Downfall. The article also discusses Sam Salehpour’s 2024 testimony about assembly shortcuts, such as forcing misaligned fuselage joints, which could lead to premature fatigue failure.
- Link: How Safe Is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Really? bbc.com
Additional Context from X:
Note: X posts are used to reflect sentiment but are not primary evidence.
A post by @zerohedge on April 17, 2024, quotes a Boeing whistleblower telling lawmakers that the company is “putting out defective airplanes” due to improper manufacturing methods, aligning with documentary claims about shoddy parts and misaligned components. @zerohedge
A post by @arunpudur on June 12, 2025, mentions engineers exposing faulty manufacturing practices, including shoddy parts and assembly issues, in the context of Senate hearings and FAA investigations.