Marshall Street Site (Grand Prairie)

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Overview:
The Marshall Street site in Grand Prairie, Texas, is centrally located in the Metroplex – 10 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Employees supporting the Marshall Street facility produce large structures for several Boeing commercial aircraft programs.

Mailing Address and Phone Number:
1601 W. Marshall Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
972-946-2011

Vital Statistics:
• Approximately 705 active employees (plus approximately 95 contractors)
• Total area under roof 770,000 square feet

Products and Capabilities:
The Marshall Street site produces major aerostructures for the Boeing Company that include empennage (tail) sections for the Boeing 747 and 767 aircraft, fuselage (body) panels for the 747 as well as doors and floor beams for the 747 program. Assembly operations of these large structures utilize manual assembly techniques as well as Voughtmatic auto-riveters and two Brotje automation machines.

Boeing
• 747 empennage (includes three aft body sections, pressure bulkhead, vertical
  and horizontal stabilizers, rudders and elevators)
• 747 entry and cargo doors
• 747 floor beams
• 767 tail section (includes aft body sections, pressure bulkhead, and
  horizontal stabilizers)

Community Involvement:
• Vought Can Do! to benefit Metropolitan Tarrant County food banks
• March for Babies (March of Dimes)
• Greater Tarrant County United Way
• Charitable contributions

Site History:
The Marshall Street site was built in 1968. Together with the Jefferson Street facility in Dallas, the two locations were known as the Vought Center. The Marshall Street site is currently occupying its space under a lease agreement with Lockheed Martin. Aircraft structures that have been produced at the facility include empennage sections of the Boeing 747, 757 and 767, Gulfstream V wings, CL601 business jet nacelles, and empennage sections for the McDonnell Douglas DC-10

05/08