In the latest manufacturing error to plague Boeing, a supplier of 737 Max aircraft components discovered misdrilled holes on the fuselages of 50 planes that were in production for the aircraft company, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. An employee of Spirit AeroSystems, which creates the fuselage, nacelles, and struts for various Boeing aircraft, alerted their manager to the inaccurate drill holes while the 737 Max planes were making their way through the production process, according to the report. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. The incident involved a Spirit AeroSystems fuselage, per The Journal. In response to the in-flight emergency , the airline grounded its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes pending a safety inspection.

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