Originally Posted by
Equivocal
Maybe it would be better to say 'Perhaps, since there is a known, ongoing QA problem at Spirit, someone at Renton should be doing lots more of those inspections'.
Last time that occurred, the Renton QA Staff visited the supplier to Boeing who was doing the ring frames for the NG, and noted that the frames which the production approvals had been based on CAM milling, were being done by hand, over an unapproved homemade jig. The supplier had stated the components were CAM fabricated, and they didn't own a CAM unit. Upshot, Boeing sacked the QA inspectors, and Boeing actually won in court against wrongful dismissal action by the inspectors. The FAA did... nothing. The bogus parts are still flying around today.
Great system. Great company. Great concept of QA.