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"The previous windscreen had also been fitted using incorrect bolts, which were replaced by the shift maintenance manager on a like-for-like basis without refer
by twen_ty 6y ago
"The previous windscreen had also been fitted using incorrect bolts, which were replaced by the shift maintenance manager on a like-for-like basis without reference to maintenance documentation"
Blind copy pasting in realworld.
- netsharc 6y agoWas he using Stackoverflow?
- ddalex 6y agoMore like Window Overflow, amirite?
- segfaultbuserr 6y agoThe mechanic simply enabled the Sliding Window algorithm.
- tetris11 6y agoI am amazed it was attached from the outside, and not the inside
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoMaybe the force of the wind/airstream as the plane is flying fast is a bigger factor than the force of the overpressure inside?
- KMag 6y agoIt avoids having to avoid banging the window on sensitive equipment in the cockpit when installing or removing the window. After this incident, they don't design windows like that any more.
- jsnell 6y agoIf the wrong bolts were the problem, I wonder why the previous windscreen did not come off.
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- 29083011397778 6y agoTo ensure pressurization, often compounds are used to help seal the aircraft. PRC is one that I've used previously for this. Perhaps something similar had been used to seal the cockpit (thus helping hold the bolts in place), but there hadn't been time to re-apply (as it takes ~24 hours to completely set).