The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require airlines to inspect 787 forward-pressure bulkheads to address a concern ...

The issue involves tiny gaps that could be present in the plane's dome-shaped forward-pressure bulkhead, which is located at ...

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a proposed directive Thursday to require inspections of Boeing 787s for "excessive gaps" in the front of the jet.

Mechanics were improperly drilling holes in the aft (rear) pressure bulkhead of the MAX — an issue he is said to have flagged with the management. Nothing was done at the time, he said ...