787 Wings Worse Than Thought

So, we have some more details on just how screwed up the Boeing 787 wing is.

Not only is there delamination in the wing, but it appears that they have the same sort of problem on the wingbox, opposite the attachment bulkhead body fixture.

As you can see from the pictures, the geometry there appears to be a read-made pull test machine. I'm not a composites guy, but this is really really ugly work, and the idea that they did not experimentally verify this joint before assembling aircraft just buggers the mind.

I would also note that the problem is with two different vendors and the interface across the fastening fixture, and their geometry, and their fix, appears to be identical, so the finger of blame points back squarely to Boeing, and not their "partners".