The manufacturer held a press conference on Monday at the North Charleston plant to dispute a quality engineer's complaint that widebodies could suffer from cracking after a failed assembly process.
According to The Wall Street Journal, a LATAM Airlines flight attendant pressed a button that moved the pilot's seat and pushed the control stick forward, causing a sudden dive.
Flaw was initially pointed out in eight units produced in 2019, but FAA and Boeing are evaluating whether the problem could involve more than a hundred planes