Air safety officials in the United States investigating whether employees at Boeing falsified inspections records for the 787 Dreamliner.

Air safety officials in the United States are investigating whether employees at Boeing falsified inspections records for the 787 Dreamliner.

The Federal Aviation Administration said that it had opened the probe after Boeing voluntarily informed officials that it may not have completed required inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes.

Boeing raised its concerns after an employee observed an irregularity and raised the issue with a supervisor, Scott Stocker, head of the Boeing 787 programme, said in an email to staff.

The probe comes after a Boeing whistleblower made separate allegations of serious flaws in the production of the 787 at a Senate committee hearing last month Boeing’s safety record has been under intense scrutiny since a door panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.