The FAA has ordered airlines to conduct mandatory inspections of US-registered B787 forward bulkheads to check for the presence of tiny gaps

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require airlines to inspect 787 forward-pressure bulkheads to address a concern involving gaps caused by manufacturing defects.

The issue involves tiny gaps that could be present in the plane's dome-shaped forward-pressure bulkhead, which is located at the nose of the fuselage and serves as a barrier for the pressurized interior cabin.

The FAA plans to mandate Boeing -recommended inspections of forward pressure bulkheads (FPB) on some 980 787s to address production quality problems discovered several years ago.