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here's tom costello with more. >> reporter: today, two hearings with boeing in the crosshairs. >> boeing is at a moment of reckoning. >> reporter: as a former faa engineer, a former boeing engineer, and a current engineer all told senators, boeing is putting production and profits ahead of safety. >> effectively they are putting out defective airplanes. >> reporter: engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeing's 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. >> would you put your family on a 787 right now? >> right now i would not. >> reporter: today telling senators he warned boeing the fuselage could break apart. >> i raised concerns internally. i was sidelined. i was told to shut up. >> reporter: but boeing is pushing back hard insisting it does not tolerate retaliation, and after more than 4.2 million flights, 13 years of service and extensive stress testing, it has zero evidence of airframe fatigue. today the ceo of united airlines with 70 dreamliners said he's not concerned. >> i am totally confident the 787 is a safe airplane. >> reporter: in the hearing room, relatives of the 346 pe
here's tom costello with more. >> reporter: today, two hearings with boeing in the crosshairs. >> boeing is at a moment of reckoning. >> reporter: as a former faa engineer, a former boeing engineer, and a current engineer all told senators, boeing is putting production and profits ahead of safety. >> effectively they are putting out defective airplanes. >> reporter: engineer, sam salehpour, who told us boeing's 787 dreamliner has a potentially fatal flaw. >>...
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boeing says the claims are without merit. the boeing engineer will testify in washington tomorrow. tonight he is only talking to senior correspondent tom costello. >> reporter: boeing 787 dreamliner has been flying since 2011, made of a lightweight composite material and stronger than a typical aluminum fuselage. but a current quality engineer has told the faa he believes the plane has a potentially fatal flaw. >> i think it's as serious as i have ever seen in my lifetime. >> reporter: 15-year boeing veteran sam salehpour will tell congress wednesday that the gaps between the big pieces of fuselage are too big. and even though they're fastened together, the stress could create fatigue failure in the fuselage after thousands of flights. what would happen if you had a fatigue failure in a 787 at altitude? >> the plane will fall apart at the joints where we're talking about. once you fall apart, you're going to descend all the way to the ground. >> reporter: you think the plane could literally break apart in air? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but boeing tells nbc news we are fully confi
boeing says the claims are without merit. the boeing engineer will testify in washington tomorrow. tonight he is only talking to senior correspondent tom costello. >> reporter: boeing 787 dreamliner has been flying since 2011, made of a lightweight composite material and stronger than a typical aluminum fuselage. but a current quality engineer has told the faa he believes the plane has a potentially fatal flaw. >> i think it's as serious as i have ever seen in my lifetime. >>...
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boeing insists they are stress-tested and safe. the plane, it says, should fly for decades. the new whistle-blower worked at the same south carolina boeing plant where another whistle-blower worked, john barnett, who took his own life last month. before these new allegations, the faa chief told lester last month boeing's quality control remains under intense faa oversight and inspection. >> i will make sure that we're not approving any aircraft into the system that are not safely built. >> reporter: boeing says the 787 should fly 40 to 50 years if the plane is properly maintained. there are now 1,100 in service worldwide. the company says it has spent years going over every element of the plane to make sure it is safe. lester? >> tom costello, thank you. >>> a scary scene today in burke county, north carolina, where a school bus rolled over, injuring nine high school and middle school students, the driver, and a bus monitor. the students and driver suffered mainly bumps and bruises and were released from hospitals. the driver of the bus now charged with failing to maintain l
boeing insists they are stress-tested and safe. the plane, it says, should fly for decades. the new whistle-blower worked at the same south carolina boeing plant where another whistle-blower worked, john barnett, who took his own life last month. before these new allegations, the faa chief told lester last month boeing's quality control remains under intense faa oversight and inspection. >> i will make sure that we're not approving any aircraft into the system that are not safely built....
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but while the southwest 737 is manufactured by boeing, this plane has been in service for years. whose responsibility is it to check the safety of the cowlings? >> it's 100% on the airline, the maintenance crews, the flight crews when they do a preflight check. >> reporter: tonight a perfect storm of a scare in unsettling times. sam brock, nbc news. >>> and coming up, rising tide for women's basketball. what's next for the stars of the season? that's why my go to is nurtec odt. it's the only migraine medication that can treat and prevent my attacks all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion and stomach pain. now i'm in control. with nurtec odt i can treat a migraine attack and prevent one. talk to your doctor about nurtec today. i love your dress. oh thanks! i splurged a little because liberty mutual customized my car insurance and i saved hundreds. that's great. i know, right? i've been telling everyone. baby: liberty. did you hear that? ty just said her first word. can you s
but while the southwest 737 is manufactured by boeing, this plane has been in service for years. whose responsibility is it to check the safety of the cowlings? >> it's 100% on the airline, the maintenance crews, the flight crews when they do a preflight check. >> reporter: tonight a perfect storm of a scare in unsettling times. sam brock, nbc news. >>> and coming up, rising tide for women's basketball. what's next for the stars of the season? that's why my go to is nurtec...