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wer Joshua Dean, who raised concerns about Boeing jets, dies at 45
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Joshua Dean has away. He was a former quality auditor at a major Boeing supplier who voiced concerns about 737 Max planes' fuselage holes that weren't drilled correctly.
His family posted on social media that Dean, 45, passed away on Tuesday morning. Dean's family informed NPR on Thursday that the MRSA bacterial infection he was diagnosed with had caused him to rapidly deteriorate into severe condition.
The Seattle Times, the first to announce his death, said that while he was evacuated from a hospital in Wichita, Kan., to another facility in Oklahoma City, medical personnel were unable to save his life.
"His departure will be greatly regretted; he died away early yesterday morning. Josh, we will always adore you," Carol Dean Parsons, Dean's aunt, said on Facebook.
Dean brought up concerns about 737 Max production quality.
Dean was among the first at Spirit AeroSystems, a significant Boeing subcontractor that split off from the aircraft manufacturer in 2005, to identify potentially hazardous flaws with 737 Max aircraft.
The newest development in a protracted and tumultuous relationship between Spirit and Boeing is that federal authorities are now scrutinizing Spirit and Boeing more thoroughly to determine what went wrong with the door panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in flight in January.
"We are praying for Josh Dean's family. Spirit spokesperson Joe Buccino stated in a statement, "This unexpected death is heartbreaking news for his loved ones and here.
In the last three months, Dean is the second whistleblower to pass away connected to Boeing. John Barnett, 62, passed away in Charleston, South Carolina, in March "from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound," according to the coroner there. Barnett had been testifying at the time in his lawsuit against Boeing alleging retaliation. Charleston police
Brian Knowles, an attorney, represented both Dean and Barnett.
Knowles stated in a statement, "The aviation community and the flying public are saddened by Josh's demise. "He voiced concerns about quality and safety and showed incredible courage in standing up for what he believed to be true and right. Companies involved in aviation should support and reward people who voice these concerns."
Dean quickly moved from being well to needing hospitalization.
Dean's mother and stepfather call him an honest and industrious man, a "health nut" who seldom drinks and goes to church on a regular basis. They said that his extraordinary recall and attention to detail aided in his job.
Dean's stepfather, Winn Weir, described him as "just amazing." "He could read something and then he could just tell you word for word what he read" a few days later.
According to his mother Virginia Green, Dean began feeling ill around two weeks ago, as reported by NPR. For a few days, he worked from home, but things worsened.
"Sunday [April 21] is when I got a call from him that he was really sick and having trouble breathing," Green recalled. "Said he went to an immediate care and they told him he had strep throat."
Green went to her son's house to see how he was doing, instructing him to give her a call if he became worse.
"A few hours later, he called and informed me that he was in the
"He had positive results for both MRSA and influenza B. He had pneumonia, and his lungs were full to capacity. And he simply got worse from there."
Wichita's St. Joseph Hospital provided Dean with his early medical care. But when things worsened, he was admitted to an Oklahoma City Integris hospital.
For Dean and his family, it was a startling change in circumstances. According to Green, he was in excellent health, going to the gym, running almost daily, and paying close attention to his food.
"This was his first time ever in a hospital," she continued. "He didn't even have a doctor because he never was sick."
However, Dean's kidneys failed after a few days, leaving him dependent on an ECMO life support system to function as his heart and lungs. According to Green, the Oklahoma medical team performed a bronchoscopy on Dean's lungs the evening before he passed away.
"The physician claimed that he had never seen anything like that in his life. His lungs were completely clogged and covered in a net."
According to Green, she has requested an autopsy to find out exactly what killed her kid. She stated that results will probably take months.
She remarked, "We're not sure what killed him." "We are aware that he carried several viruses. However, we are unsure if he was harmed by someone or if he just became really ill."
Dean said that the methods for quality control were defective.
Dean entered the commercial aviation business after his father and grandparents, working a succession of positions at the same Wichita plant where they had previously worked.
Dean started working at Spirit in 2019 after graduating with a degree in engineering. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he was let go amid widespread layoffs; nevertheless, he rejoined the organization the next year in the capacity of a quality auditor.
Taking that work seriously, Dean became more and more irritated with Spirit for having "a culture of not counting defects correctly".
Dean claimed in two interviews conducted in January that Spirit put pressure on staff members to conceal flaws so that aircraft could leave the facility sooner.
"Now, I'm not suggesting that they oppose you visiting the job site and doing an inspection. They do, you know," Dean said to NPR. Nevertheless, if you cause too much difficulty, you'll receive theIn April of last year, Dean said he was sacked in punishment for reporting incorrectly drilled holes in fuselages.
"I think they were sending out a message to anybody else," Dean stated. "If you are too loud, we will silence you."
provided testimony in a case brought by shareholders against Spirit
In a deposition for a lawsuit brought by Spirit's stockholders, who charge the business of deceiving investors by trying to hide "excessive" amounts of problems at the Kansas plant, Dean detailed what he witnessed while working for Spirit. In the lawsuit, he was not a plaintiff.
A recent complaint claims 'excessive' flaws at a supplier of Boeing components.
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A recent complaint claims 'excessive' flaws at a supplier of Boeing components.
According to Dean's shareholder complaint, he discovered a serious flaw months before he was fired: misdrilled holes in the aft pressure bulkhead of 737 Max fuselages. In his deposition, he outlines many crucial dates:
October 2022: Dean discovers that Spirit employees bored holes incorrectly on
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Max fuselages a few months prior to his termination. In his deposition, he outlines many crucial dates:
October 2022: In his capacity as an auditor, Dean discovers that Spirit employees drilled holes incorrectly in the 737 Max's aft pressure bulkhead, which might jeopardize the aircraft's ability to maintain cabin pressure. The business is accused of hiding the issue in the complaint.
April 13, 2023: Boeing notifies the public that it has discovered a new flaw pertaining to the tail fin fittings on a certain model of 737 Max aircraft. Spirit then validates that flaw.
A few months before his firing, Max fuselages. Throughout his deposition, he lists several important dates:
October 2022: Dean, acting in his auditory role, finds that Spirit personnel made erroneous holes in the 737 Max's aft pressure bulkhead, potentially endangering the aircraft's capability to sustain cabin pressure. The company is charged with concealing the problem from the customer.
On April 13, 2023, Boeing releases a notice to the public on a new defect that affects the tail fin fittings on a certain type of 737 Max airplane. Then Spirit confirms that imperfection.
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