Two more Boeing whistleblowers have come forward amid allegations of incompetence and cover-ups at the company following the deaths of two previous whistleblowers.
Roy Irvin and Santiago Paredes have joined other whistleblowers in sounding the alarm on safety problems at Boeing, with the two sharing their concerns with the New York Post. They allege that the company is fully aware of safety problems and not only refuses to address them, but retaliates against employees who try to sound the alarm.
Irvin detailed the numerous safety problems he found while working as a quality investigator at Boeing from 2011 until 2017, investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
“Missing safety devices on hardware or untightened hardware means that you’re not going to be able to control the airplane if those fail,” Irvin said. “The safety device is on there. If the fastener is not secured correctly, it’s going to fall off and you’re not gonna be able to control the airplane.”
He added that he had to be “insubordinate” at times in order to actually get some of the problems addressed.
Paredes, meanwhile, said that he saw hundreds of defects during his time as a quality manager.
“I was at the end of the production line and so I was supposed to be looking at the finished product before they shipped it to Boeing,” he said. “Instead I saw missing parts, incomplete parts, frames that had temporary clamps and missing fasteners, dents in the parts, damaged parts, cut rivets, issues that might occur but should be fixed before they got to me.”
“Everything I was seeing was like a ticking time bomb,” Paredes added.
Attorney Brian Knowles, who is representing the two, reportedly said that over 20 whistleblowers have come forward, with many feeling an urge to after the deaths of two previous whistleblowers.
“Most of the people we’re hearing from are current employees,” he said. “These are not disgruntled employees. In many cases they love the company. It’s not about bringing down the company — it’s about getting it back on track.
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Knowles said that despite Boeing’s talks about reform, the problems are not being addressed internally and those voicing concerns are being retaliated against.
Boeing has come under intense scrutiny after a series of high-profile accidents with its planes drew a government investigation. The deaths of two whistleblowers aroused further suspicion, putting the storied company under the spotlight.
